Cities: Places of New European Prosperity – Compendium of Case Studies on the Socio-ecological Transition of Urban Commons.
WWWforEurope Deliverable No. 6
WWWforEurope: Welfare, Wealth and Work for Europe, Mai 2015, 32 Seiten
Mit finanzieller Unterstützung von: Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft mbH – Österreichische Austauschdienst-GesmbH
Taking into account the potentially different starting and framework conditions of regions in different parts of the European
Union, we will present a new approach for sustainability transition analysis. We hypothesise: favourable overall institutional
conditions, such as a high degree of formal and informal local decision-making autonomy, are supportive for innovative institutional
arrangements, like self-organised and co-operative forms of management of urban common pool resources. This report aims to
explore these conditions systematically in the context of socio-ecological transitions with a special focus on the overarching
research question: What is the transformative role of institutional diversification and innovation in the governance of core
urban common pool resources? The role of the resource systems energy, urban green spaces and drinking water will be empirically
analysed in the context of self-organisation and socio-ecological transition. Finally, policy recommendations based on these
findings will be mapped.
Forschungsbereich:Regionalökonomie und räumliche Analyse