1. Smart Urban Green Dr. Timo von Wirth
DRIFT, Erasmus University Rotterdam
Oslo, May 20th 2019

2. The challenge to create change (in urban landscapes)

3. Addressed challenges & objectives
Smart-U-Green aims at:
co-creating knowledge on new options for governance taking into account conflicting perspectives on urban landscape quality and the need to synthesize expert and lay knowledge.
analyze conflicting perspectives on urban landscape quality.
analyze and evaluate local policy-making using sustainability indicators.
develop and explore innovative options for governance to be operationalized in experimental area-development strategies.

4. Case study regions

5. Achievements / New insights
Work Package
Achievements
WP1
Conceptualized new, theoretical transition governance framework
Identified barriers & drivers to landscape policy interventions
WP2
Tested / verified new method in landscape research: Repertory grid technique
Identified cross-cultural quality indicators for urban green spaces
WP3
Developed new integrated approach for tracing landscape conflicts
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6. Next steps Tasks Documenting WP3 empirical data and reporting.
Further runs of QlandQlife decision support model in WP3
Conducting the Joint Facting-finding approach in WP4 and documentation.
Finalizing scientific articles:
Article 1: Stakeholder perspectives on the greening of urban landscapes: a repertory grid analysis in 5 European urban regions.
Article 2: Greening urban landscapes: knowledge flows and local policy agendas.
Article 3: A process evaluation of a dialogue on the greening of urban landscapes.

7. Dissemination / Outreach

8. Contact
Dr. Timo v. Wirth
Dutch Research Institute for Transitions Erasmus University Rotterdam