Impacts of real-world labs in sustainability transformations: Forms of impacts, creation strategies, challenges, and methodological advances
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In: GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society, Vol. 33, 16.03.2024, p. 4-9.
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T1 - Impacts of real-world labs in sustainability transformations
T2 - Forms of impacts, creation strategies, challenges, and methodological advances
AU - Schäpke, Niko
AU - Wagner, Felix
AU - Beecroft, Richard
AU - Rhodius, Regina
AU - Laborgne, Pia
AU - Wanner, Matthias
AU - Parodi, Oliver
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2024 by the authors.
PY - 2024/3/16
Y1 - 2024/3/16
N2 - Real-world labs are witnessing continued growth and institutionalization in the field of transformation-oriented sustainability research, as well as in adjacent disciplines. With their experimental research agendas, these labs aim at sustainability transformations, however, there is still a need to improve the understanding of their impacts. Drawing from this Special Issue's contributions, we offer a broad overview of the impacts achieved by various real-world labs, highlight the diverse areas and forms of impact, and elucidate strategies as well as mechanisms for achieving impact. We present methodological advances, and address common challenges along with potential solutions for understanding and realizing impact.
AB - Real-world labs are witnessing continued growth and institutionalization in the field of transformation-oriented sustainability research, as well as in adjacent disciplines. With their experimental research agendas, these labs aim at sustainability transformations, however, there is still a need to improve the understanding of their impacts. Drawing from this Special Issue's contributions, we offer a broad overview of the impacts achieved by various real-world labs, highlight the diverse areas and forms of impact, and elucidate strategies as well as mechanisms for achieving impact. We present methodological advances, and address common challenges along with potential solutions for understanding and realizing impact.
KW - impact assessment
KW - real-world experiments
KW - sustainability science
KW - transdisciplinarity
KW - transformative research
KW - Sustainability Governance
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U2 - 10.14512/gaia.33.S1.2
DO - 10.14512/gaia.33.S1.2
M3 - Scientific review articles
AN - SCOPUS:85188817576
VL - 33
SP - 4
EP - 9
JO - GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society
JF - GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society
SN - 0940-5550
ER -