dal Poz, Ester

Fried, Jana

Johnston, Matt

Nunes, Richard

von Wirth, Timo

Winter, Kevin

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Richard Nunes, University of Reading;  Jana Fried, Coventry University;  Ester dal Poz, Unicamp;  Kevin Winter, University of Cape Town;  Timo von Writh, DRIFT; Matt Johnston, Coventry UniversityRoyal Geographical Society Conference 2021, Aug 31-Sept 03Learning at the institutional liminality of transitions. Urban Living Labs as inter-boundary spaces of the FEW Nexus2Background• European Green Deal (reduce emissions by 55% by 2050 - pledge adopted July 14, 2021)• EU Circular Economy Action Plan (2020)/ ‘A circular economy in the Netherlands by 2050’ (2016)• UK 25 Environment Plan (2018) • UK Circular Economy Package (2020)• Switch Africa Green Programme (2014-; 6 pilot countries including South Africa (RSA); EU-funded)• RSA package includes national development plan’ national strategy for SD; national waste management strategy, • Política Nacional de Economia Circular (pending, 2022 - CNI, National Industry Confederation)• Law No 12.305 National Policy on Solid Waste Management (2010)3Circular Economy policy frameworks across project case studies4• Integrative nexus governance gaps? (Weitz et al 2017)• Rethinking boundaries of ‘nexus’ vis-à-vis other sectors and scales;• Elaborating shared, contextual principles to guide negotiation of ‘trade-offs’;• Viewing policy coherence as a learning process of changing values and mindsets.' Circular economies and Nexus approaches?Parsa, AA, Van De Wiel, M & Schmutz, U 2021, 'Intersection, interrelation or interdependence? The relationshipbetween circular economy and nexus approach', Journal of Cleaner Production(Liu, et al 2018)• Liminality and the theory of boundary objects (Star & Griesemer1989)• ‘Liminal transition spaces’• “[I]nterstitial spaces between a previous way of knowing and doing, and a new way” (Burnett & Nunes, 2021)• “[W]here the institutional arrangements of an organisation may be deemed futile or unattainable, but its substitution remains uncertain” (Nunes & Parker, 2021)• Instantiations of transition?• The micro-political dynamics behind efforts to negotiate and identify some form of compromise over clashing and/or competing institutional logics• ”Critical junctures" (Acemoglu & Robinson Paulo 2012)• “Adjacent action situations” (McGinnis 2011)5Learning at the institutional liminality of transitionsBurnett, A. & Nunes, R. J. (2021) Flatpack Democracy: power and politics at the boundaries of transition. Environmental Policy and GovernanceNunes, R., Fried, J., dal Poz, E., Winter, K., vonl Wirth, T. & Johnston, M. (2021). Learning at the institutionalliminality of transitions. Urban Living Labs as inter-boundary spaces of the FEW Nexus. Working Paper. Centre forReal Estate and Planning Research, Henley Business School.Nunes, R. J. & Parker, G. (2021) Institutional liminality, ideological pluralism, and the pragmatic behaviours of a ‘transition entrepreneur'. Geoforum6Urban Living Labs (ULLs) as instantiating boundary objects of transitionvon Wirth, T., Frantzeskaki, N., & Loorbach, D. (2020). Urban living labs as inter-boundary spaces for sustainabilitytransitions?. In Handbook on planning and complexity. Edward Elgar Publishing.• Norton (2015) proposed the “construction of boundary objects and boundary institutions as one of the key heuristics guiding environmental decision-making and sustainable change.• Conceptualized ULL as ‘inter-boundary spaces and defined• Principles guiding inter-boundary work in ULLs.7Urban Living Labs (ULLs)To what extent do ULLs provide a transformative learning platform for addressing FEW nexus gaps in integrative governance?• Living Labs (LLs) are defined as user-centred, open innovation ecosystems.• LLs are both practice-driven organisations that facilitate and foster open, collaborative innovation• LLs operate as intermediaries among citizens, research organisations, companies, cities and regions for joint value co-creationhttps://enoll.org/about-us/Nunes, R., Fried, J., dal Poz, E., Winter, K., vonl Wirth, T. & Johnston, M. (2021). Learning at the institutionalliminality of transitions. Urban Living Labs as inter-boundary spaces of the FEW Nexus. Working Paper. Centre forReal Estate and Planning Research, Henley Business School.8Rotterdam (The Netherlands) - Blue City Lab: A Practice Space9Rotterdam (The Netherlands) - Blue City Lab: A Practice Space10Bristol (UK) - Waste FEW ULL: A Visioning Space11Bristol (UK) - Waste FEW ULL: A Visioning Space12Franschhoek (Western Cape, Africa): Water Hub ULL - An Experimental Space13Sao Paulo (Brazil) - ‘In Natura’ ULL: A Policy Space• The idea of the “Nexus”, as a legitimate form of agency, is often framed for the purposes of collective action.• Yet, Nexus agendas actually arise at the institutional liminality of opposing agendas - including transitions to circular economies.• The ULL as boundary object is emergent, fluid, unpredictable, uncertain and contingent - not fixed.• ULLs are inter-boundary spaces that are unique, experimental, creative - which is needed for disrupting unsustainable lock-ins, but can this creativity and individual passion have impact w/o some form of institutional stability?14ULLs and learning at the institutional liminality of transitions?Nunes, R., Fried, J., dal Poz, E., Winter, K., vonl Wirth, T. & Johnston, M. (2021). Learning at the institutionalliminality of transitions. Urban Living Labs as inter-boundary spaces of the FEW Nexus. Working Paper. Centre forReal Estate and Planning Research, Henley Business School.Learn more about our project here:https://wastefewull.weebly.com/15Thanks!Look out for our forthcoming paper too!Nunes, R., Fried, J., dal Poz, E., Winter, K., vonl Wirth, T. & Johnston, M. (2021). Learning at the institutional liminality of transitions. Urban Living Labs as inter-boundary spaces of the FEW Nexus. Working Paper. Centre for Real Estate andPlanning Research, Henley Business School.

Learning at the Institutional Liminality of Transitions. Urban Living Labs as Interboundary Spaces of the FEW Nexus

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