Sustainability process assessment on transformative potentials: the Graz Model for Integrative Development

Mader, Clemens

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.08.028

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“…"Co-evolution" and "social innovation" concepts are hardly employed independently from these, see e.g., [23,24], with the combination between "social innovation" and "strategic niche management" (SNM) forming a more persevering pattern. Also, very few researchers draw on both the MLP (SNM, TM) and "resilience", see e.g., [7,25], which reflects a clear divide between the respective epistemic communities rooted in either STS or SES scholarship.…”

Section: Studies Of Systemic Change Engaging With the Citymentioning

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Cities and Systemic Change for Sustainability: Prevailing Epistemologies and an Emerging Research Agenda

2016

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Abstract:Cities are key for sustainability and the radical systemic changes required to enable equitable human development within planetary boundaries. Their particular role in this regard has become the subject of an emerging and highly interdisciplinary scientific debate. Drawing on a qualitative literature review, this paper identifies and scrutinizes the principal fields involved, asking for their respective normative orientation, interdisciplinary constitution, theories and methods used, and empirical basis to provide orientations for future research. It recognizes four salient research epistemologies, each focusing on a distinct combination of drivers of change: (A) transforming urban metabolisms and political ecologies; (B) configuring urban innovation systems for green economies; (C) building adaptive urban communities and ecosystems; and (D) empowering urban grassroots niches and social innovation. The findings suggest that future research directed at cities and systemic change towards sustainability should (1) explore interrelations between the above epistemologies, using relational geography and governance theory as boundary areas; (2) conceive of cities as places shaped by and shaping interactions between multiple socio-technical and social-ecological systems; (3) focus on agency across systems and drivers of change, and develop corresponding approaches for intervention and experimentation; and (4) rebalance the empirical basis and methods employed, strengthening transdisciplinarity in particular.

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Cities and Systemic Change for Sustainability: Prevailing Epistemologies and an Emerging Research Agenda

2016

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“…This requires considerable social capital, and hence political strategies and their implementation at regional level greatly depend on soft factors such as trust, commitment, network relationships and the specific capabilities of the actors e.g. leadership; the integration of expertise and research in practical activities is of great importance as well (Sol, 2013;Mader, 2013). In the efficient negotiation of highly diverse viewpoints, social learning processes play a role and should be supported or facilitated, as stressed by a number of authors (Wals, 2007(Wals, , 2009.…”

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Potential for social learning in sustainable regional development: analysis of stakeholder interaction with a focus on the role of scientists

Dlouhá¹,

Zahradník²

2015

Envigogika

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This article is concerned with regional development and its dimension of (un)sustainability: it analyses conditions for the success or failure of environmental or sustainable development strategies from a social point of view. The authors share their experience acquired within the process of compiling a database of case studies from different regions of the Czech Republic and from abroad, and subsequently provide a brief analytical overview of cases in this special issue. The analytical perspective focuses on the roles of actors in a dialogue about regional sustainability issues within cooperative or conflict situations, and a description of the communication processes at play, especially within the science -policy interface. An analytical tool (actor analysis) is employed to explore network characteristics, the relationships of the actors involved and the process of deliberation itself where different approaches to "nature", "environment", and/or "sustainable development" were conceived but often not agreed upon. Information and evidence included in the case studies from CR and abroad was coded according to the set of variables defined by actor analysis. Consequent comparative meta-analysis of these variables in different cases helped to formulate several hypotheses: for successful sustainable development at regional level, future visions should be discussed and shared by all stakeholders, including local citizens who seek to protect their well-being. Cases in which local actors had to choose between two polarised, controversial solutions, the usual outcome was a deadlock in communication. The establishment of a communication framework for actor involvement appeared to be beneficial. This finding provides an opportunity for scientists and experts to facilitate these processes in practice. The article shows how important it is to investigate the social aspects of development issues and map relationships between key and other actors to understand negotiation processes in order to influence democratic decision making at regional level. Key wordsSocial learning; sustainable development; regional issues; actor analysisEnvigogika: Charles University E-journal for Environmental Education ISSN 1802-3061 2Envigogika 10 (1) AbstraktČlánek se zabývá regionálním (ne)udržitelným rozvojem: analyzuje předpoklady pro to, aby strategie udržitelného rozvoje byly úspěšné nebo se naopak ukázaly předpoklady jejich selhání, a to ze sociálního úhlu pohledu. Autoři popisují a následně analyzují případy tohoto typu z České republiky a ze světa, jež byly shromážděny pro databázi případových studií i v rámci tohoto čísla Envigogiky. Analytický zájem se soustřeďuje na role aktérů v dialogu o regionálních problémech udržitelného rozvoje, jak se projevují v rámci jejich spolupráce nebo v konfliktních situacích, a zabývá se souvisejícími procesy komunikace, zvláště na rozhraní mezi vědou a politikou. Analytický nástroj -metoda analýza aktérů -byl využit pro zjišťování charakteristik vztahů mezi zapojenými aktéry a jejich sítí; zájem ...

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“…For example Adomßent et al (2007) outlined the development project 'Sustainable University -Sustainable Development in the Context of University Remits' at the University of Lüneburg (Germany) where they used transdisciplinary research methods and a transformative approach, stressing the importance of a systems approach that encompasses all the university activities all at once. The Graz Model for Integrative Development (Mader, 2013) has established five principles and their different levels to assess the transformative capacity of sustainability initiatives and processes. The five transformative levels are: transformational leadership; transdisciplinary research; generative learning; decision influencing; and innovation network (Mader, 2013).…”

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“…The Graz Model for Integrative Development (Mader, 2013) has established five principles and their different levels to assess the transformative capacity of sustainability initiatives and processes. The five transformative levels are: transformational leadership; transdisciplinary research; generative learning; decision influencing; and innovation network (Mader, 2013). I feel projects such as this are particularly relevant because they explore the complexity of universities through systems thinking, and transdisciplinary and transformative approaches to research and learning, which are needed for creating sustainable universities .…”

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“… Auditing Instrument for Sustainability in Higher Education (AISHE) )  Graphical Assessment of Sustainability in Universities (GASU) tool (Lozano, 2006 )  The Graz Model for Integrative Development (GMID) -five principles: leadership and vision; social network; participation; education and learning and research integration (Mader, 2012) -Monitoring systems, benchmarking and strategic networking and collaboration with other institutions in order to unify efforts, enact effective implementation and improve possible solutions. Could this be something to suggest to the Sustainability programme nationally?…”

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An action research approach for embedding education for sustainability in a university undergraduate curriculum

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Environmental Education Research

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Sustainability process assessment on transformative potentials: the Graz Model for Integrative Development

Cited by 44 publications

References 13 publications

Cities and Systemic Change for Sustainability: Prevailing Epistemologies and an Emerging Research Agenda

Cities and Systemic Change for Sustainability: Prevailing Epistemologies and an Emerging Research Agenda

Potential for social learning in sustainable regional development: analysis of stakeholder interaction with a focus on the role of scientists

An action research approach for embedding education for sustainability in a university undergraduate curriculum

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