TY - JOUR
T1 - Exploring the transformative capacity of place-shaping practices
AU - Horlings, Lummina G.
AU - Roep, Dirk
AU - Mathijs, Erik
AU - Marsden, Terry
N1 - Funding Information:
SUSPLACE ( https://www.sustainableplaceshaping.net ) is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions programme funded by the European Commission. The overall objective of the programme was to explore the transformative capacity of place–shaping practices enhancing sustainable development. Research was carried out in 15 individual research projects by 15 Early Stage Researchers (fellows) appointed at research institutes across six EU countries under the supervision of academic staff. The individual research projects were embedded in a collaborative Research, Training and Networking programme that, next to the supervision and capacity building of each individual fellow, provided space for joint learning and reflexivity and collaborative work. This resulted in an overall theoretical and methodological approach to place-based sustainable development and joint outputs. Besides articles in scientific journals, a toolkit on arts-based methods for transformative engagement (Pearson et al. ) and a guide for policy-makers and practitioners to place-based working and co-production (Quinn and De Vrieze ) have been published. The 15 research projects cover a wide range of place-shaping practices embedded in specific settings, exploring pathways to place-based sustainable development. The research has provided insight in the capacity of engaged practitioners and policymakers in shaping sustainable places, as well as the role of researchers. The SUSPLACE Synthesis report (Horlings ) provides an overview of the approach, the projects and output and impact.
Funding Information:
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Grant agreement no. 674962. Acknowledgements
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020, Springer Japan KK, part of Springer Nature.
PY - 2020/3/1
Y1 - 2020/3/1
N2 - The eight papers in this Special Feature result from the EU funded SUSPLACE collaborative programme that aimed to explore the transformative capacity of sustainable place-shaping practices, and if and how these practices can support a sustainable, place-based development. The programme encompassed 15 research projects investigating a wide range of place-shaping practices embedded in specific settings. From a common framework on sustainable place shaping, each research project has developed its own theoretical and methodological approach. This editorial explains the overall approach to sustainable place-based development and more specifically the three analytical dimensions of transformative practices, that together propell sustainable place-shaping: re-appreciation, re-grounding and re-positioning. After an overview of the eight articles, the contribution to sustainability sciences is discussed. The research programme has provided insight into the transformative agency of practitioners and policymakers engaged in shaping sustainable places, as well as the transformative role of researchers.
AB - The eight papers in this Special Feature result from the EU funded SUSPLACE collaborative programme that aimed to explore the transformative capacity of sustainable place-shaping practices, and if and how these practices can support a sustainable, place-based development. The programme encompassed 15 research projects investigating a wide range of place-shaping practices embedded in specific settings. From a common framework on sustainable place shaping, each research project has developed its own theoretical and methodological approach. This editorial explains the overall approach to sustainable place-based development and more specifically the three analytical dimensions of transformative practices, that together propell sustainable place-shaping: re-appreciation, re-grounding and re-positioning. After an overview of the eight articles, the contribution to sustainability sciences is discussed. The research programme has provided insight into the transformative agency of practitioners and policymakers engaged in shaping sustainable places, as well as the transformative role of researchers.
KW - Sustainable place-shaping
KW - Transformative capacity
KW - Sustainability sciences
KW - Place-based development
KW - REFLECTIONS
U2 - 10.1007/s11625-020-00787-w
DO - 10.1007/s11625-020-00787-w
M3 - Editorial
SN - 1862-4065
VL - 15
SP - 353
EP - 362
JO - Sustainability Science
JF - Sustainability Science
IS - 2
ER -