Overview
- It is the first book that comprehensively yet concisely introduces the transition management approach in the urban context with a specific focus on enabling readers to understand and co-create urban sustainability transitions
- A variety of case studies across the world offer rich examples for designing transition management interventions in different contexts
- The book provides critical reflections on the implications, opportunities and challenges for designing and applying transition management in and for cities
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Future City (FUCI, volume 11)
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This is a unique book that provides rich knowledge on how to understand and actively contribute to urban sustainability transitions. The book combines theoretical frameworks and tools with practical experiences on transition management as a framework that supports urban planning and governance towards sustainability. The book offers the opportunity to become actively engaged in working towards sustainable futures of cities. Readers of this book will be equipped to understand the complexity of urban sustainability transitions and diagnose persistent unsustainability problems in cities. Urban planners and professionals will build competences for designing transition management processes in cities and engaging with multidisciplinary knowledge in solution-seeking processes. The heart of the book marks the variety of very different local case studies across the world – including, amongst others, Rotterdam in the Netherlands, La Botija in Honduras, Sydney in Australia and Cleveland in theUS. These rich studies give inspiration and practical insights to young planners on how to create sustainable urban futures in collaboration with other stakeholders.
The case studies and critical reflections on applications of transition management in cities offer food for thought and welcome criticism. They also introduce new lenses to understand the bigger picture that co-creation dynamics play in terms of power, (dis-)empowerment, legitimacy and changing actor roles. This will equip the readers with a deep understanding of the dynamics, opportunities and challenges present in urban contexts and urban sustainability transitions.
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Table of contents (16 chapters)
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Part II
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Part III
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Co-creating Sustainable Urban Futures
Book Subtitle: A Primer on Applying Transition Management in Cities
Editors: Niki Frantzeskaki, Katharina Hölscher, Matthew Bach, Flor Avelino
Series Title: Future City
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69273-9
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-69271-5Published: 26 January 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-88746-3Published: 06 June 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-69273-9Published: 09 January 2018
Series ISSN: 1876-0899
Series E-ISSN: 1876-0880
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 425
Number of Illustrations: 62 b/w illustrations
Topics: Applied Ecology, Sustainable Development, Urban Geography / Urbanism (inc. megacities, cities, towns), Cities, Countries, Regions