Strengthening the transformative impulse while mainstreaming real-world labs: Lessons learned from three years of BaWü-Labs: Lessons learned from three years of BaWü-Labs

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Real-world labs have been proposed as a central catalyst to advance research for sustainability and societal transformation. In Karlsruhe, the scientific community presented new experiences and results from more than three years of pioneering real-world lab research in Baden-Württemberg (BaWü-Labs) and discussed the lessons learned with practitioners.
Original languageEnglish
JournalGAIA
Volume27
Issue number2
Pages (from-to)262-264
Number of pages3
ISSN0940-5550
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Publication statusPublished - 01.01.2018

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line with the experimental character of RWLs, interactive formats invited for debates. The event was hosted by the Ministry for Science, Research and the Arts Baden-Württemberg (MWK), the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and the accompanying research team ForReal2. Some 250 persons participated, including researchers and practitioners from BaWü Labs, funders, the broader scientific community and policy-making. We present an overview of the contributions and summarize main results of the event.

    Research areas

  • Real-world laboratories, Reallabor, Research policy, Sustainability transitions, Transdisciplinarity, Transformation
  • Transdisciplinary studies

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