Transferring Sustainability Solutions across Contexts through City–University Partnerships
The urgency of climate change and other sustainability challenges makes transferring and scaling solutions between cities a necessity. However, solutions are deeply contextual. To accelerate solution efforts, there is a need to understand how context shapes the development of solutions. Universities...
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doaj-05c5e0d95c6949cdaa633d2360c7e8922020-11-25T01:30:06ZengMDPI AGSustainability2071-10502018-08-01109296610.3390/su10092966su10092966Transferring Sustainability Solutions across Contexts through City–University PartnershipsLauren Withycombe Keeler0Fletcher D. Beaudoin1Amy M. Lerner2Beatrice John3Richard Beecroft4Kaidi Tamm5Arnim Wiek6Daniel J. Lang7School for the Future of Innovation in Society, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85281, USAInstitute for Sustainable Solutions, Portland State University, Portland, OR 97201, USALaboratorio Nacional de Ciencias de la Sostenibilidad, Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México 04510, CDMX, MéxicoFaculty of Sustainability, Leuphana University of Lüneburg, D-21335 Lüneburg, GermanyFaculty of Sustainability, Leuphana University of Lüneburg, D-21335 Lüneburg, GermanyInstitute for Technology Assessment and Systems Analysis, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 76131 Karlsruhe, GermanyFaculty of Sustainability, Leuphana University of Lüneburg, D-21335 Lüneburg, GermanyFaculty of Sustainability, Leuphana University of Lüneburg, D-21335 Lüneburg, GermanyThe urgency of climate change and other sustainability challenges makes transferring and scaling solutions between cities a necessity. However, solutions are deeply contextual. To accelerate solution efforts, there is a need to understand how context shapes the development of solutions. Universities are well positioned to work with cities on transferring solutions from and to other cities. This paper analyses five case studies of city–university partnerships in three countries on transferring solutions. Our analysis suggests that understanding the interest, the action on sustainability, and the individual and collective sustainability competences on the part of the city administration and the university can help facilitate the transfer of sustainability solutions across contexts. We conclude that the nature of the city–university partnership is essential to solution transfer and that new and existing networks can be used to accelerate progress on the 2030 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/10/9/2966sustainabilitycitiesuniversitiescity–university partnershipssustainability solutionscapacity-building |
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Lauren Withycombe Keeler Fletcher D. Beaudoin Amy M. Lerner Beatrice John Richard Beecroft Kaidi Tamm Arnim Wiek Daniel J. Lang Transferring Sustainability Solutions across Contexts through City–University Partnerships Sustainability sustainability cities universities city–university partnerships sustainability solutions capacity-building |
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Transferring Sustainability Solutions across Contexts through City–University Partnerships |
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Transferring Sustainability Solutions across Contexts through City–University Partnerships |
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Transferring Sustainability Solutions across Contexts through City–University Partnerships |
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Transferring Sustainability Solutions across Contexts through City–University Partnerships |
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Transferring Sustainability Solutions across Contexts through City–University Partnerships |
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transferring sustainability solutions across contexts through city–university partnerships |
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The urgency of climate change and other sustainability challenges makes transferring and scaling solutions between cities a necessity. However, solutions are deeply contextual. To accelerate solution efforts, there is a need to understand how context shapes the development of solutions. Universities are well positioned to work with cities on transferring solutions from and to other cities. This paper analyses five case studies of city–university partnerships in three countries on transferring solutions. Our analysis suggests that understanding the interest, the action on sustainability, and the individual and collective sustainability competences on the part of the city administration and the university can help facilitate the transfer of sustainability solutions across contexts. We conclude that the nature of the city–university partnership is essential to solution transfer and that new and existing networks can be used to accelerate progress on the 2030 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. |
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