lecture 5

Question 1

urban experimentation =

Answer 1

a way to seed change that over time may lead to fundemental transformations of a system. developing and trailling innovations as well as corresponding institutions that nature and scale them over time. once reduced to manageble scale, the phenomenon can be manipulated and observed. this is a defining feature of experimental knowledge production.

Question 2

urban living-labs=

Answer 2

sites in cities used to desgin, test and learn from social and technical innovation in integrated ways

Question 3

silver lining=

Answer 3

the lack of formal institutions setup can open space for innovation and experimentation

Question 4

multilevel transitions approach =

Answer 4

a 3 level framework of landscape, regimes, and niche

Question 5

multilevel transition approach; landscape

Answer 5

the broader pressures fron transitions, the landscape operated at the macrolevel, focussing on issues such as political cultures, economic growth, macroeconomic trends, land use, utility infrastructures

Question 6

multilevel transition approach; regimes

Answer 6

technologies and technological functions coevolve with social function and social intrests

Question 7

multilevel transition approach; niche

Answer 7

opperate at a micro level, is one of protectes spaces, usually encompassing small networks of actors learning about new and novel technologies and their uses

Question 8

urban transitions analysis=

Answer 8

there is a need to explore how inovative activities within cities inerrelate with wider national and social transitions. understanding the role of cities is a multilevel transition perspective also needs to take seriousliy multilevel governance and different scale of action. we need to share understanding between a wide rage of urban policy makers and those who manage the energy, water, waste, transport infrastructure refimes. shared visions and the goal they outline provide a reference point through which networks can be built. we also need a sense of how an efficient capacity can be coordinated to act on the vision and the process of manifesting that capacity in action.