The Learning City: Temporary Housing Projects as Urban Niches for Sustainability Experiments

Gloria Rose, Mirjam Stocker and Michael Ornetzeder
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Gloria Rose: Institute of Technology Assessment, Austrian Academy of Sciences, 1030 Vienna, Austria
Mirjam Stocker: Institute of Landscape Planning, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna, 1180 Vienna, Austria
Michael Ornetzeder: Institute of Technology Assessment, Austrian Academy of Sciences, 1030 Vienna, Austria

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 9, 1-20

Abstract: It is widely acknowledged that real-world experimentation is essential for the advancement of sustainable solutions. Urban contexts are perfectly suited for this form of innovation, since they have a high demand for solutions and also offer the necessary resources for the development of new ideas. However, there is a need for a well-defined basis for the selection process of suitable experimental designs for specific cases. This paper presents a typology of various existing sustainability experimental designs, focusing on the distinct features between different types and their respective strengths and weaknesses. Using the case of temporary housing models for Vienna, this paper provides a step-by-step selection process based on a catalogue of questions to match various types of housing projects with experimental designs. By improving the understanding of what the defining features of existing experimental approaches are, more clarity is provided for the design and planning of sociotechnical experiments for greater sustainability.

Keywords: sustainability; transitions; niche experiments; sustainable innovation; temporary housing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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