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来源

ENVIRONMENT AND URBANIZATION,Vol.30,Issue2,P.481-500

语言

英文

关键字

comparative urban research; co-production; Mistra Urban Futures; transdisciplinarity; transdisciplinary urban co-production; CAPE-TOWN; COPRODUCTION; SUSTAINABILITY; IMPACT; BOUNDARIES; SERVICES; AGENDAS

作者单位

[Simon, David; Palmer, Henrietta] Chalmers Univ Technol, SE-41296 Gothenburg, Sweden. [Palmer, Henrietta] Chalmers Univ Technol, Mistra Urban Futures, Gothenburg, Sweden. [Riise, Jan] Mistra Urban Futures, Gothenburg, Sweden. [Smit, Warren] Univ Cape Town, African Ctr Cities, Rondebosch, South Africa. [Smit, Warren] Mistra Urban Futures Cape Town Local Interact Pla, Cape Town, South Africa. [Valencia, Sandra] Mistra Urban Futures Comparat Project Implementat, Gothenburg, Sweden. Simon, D (reprint author), Chalmers Univ Technol, SE-41296 Gothenburg, Sweden. E-Mail: david.simon@chalmers.se; henrietta.palmer@chalmers.se; jan.riise@chalmers.se; Warren.Smit@uct.ac.za; sandra.valencia@chalmers.se

摘要

This reflective paper surveys the lessons learnt and challenges faced by the Mistra Urban Futures (MUF) research centre and its research platforms in Sweden, the UK, South Africa and Kenya in developing and deploying different forms of transdisciplinary co-production of knowledge. Considerable experience with a distinctive portfolio of such methods has been gained and reflective evaluation is now under way. While it is important to understand the local context within which each method has evolved, we seek to explain the potential for adaptation in diverse contexts so that such knowledge co-production methods can be more widely utilized. Furthermore, the current phase of MUF's work is undertaking innovative comparative transdisciplinary co-production research across its research platforms. Since the specific local projects differ, systematic thematic comparison requires great care and methodological rigour. Transdisciplinary co-production is inherently complex, time consuming and often unpredictable in terms of outcomes, and these challenges are intensified when it is undertaken comparatively.