Cultivating Sustainability: Quebec’s Living Labs as Ecological Catalysts

Oubaida Bagoudou Labo (), Majlinda Zhegu and Nicolas Merveille
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Oubaida Bagoudou Labo: School of Management Sciences, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, QC H2X 2J8, Canada
Majlinda Zhegu: Department of Management, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, QC H2X 2J8, Canada
Nicolas Merveille: Department of Social and Environmental Responsibility, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, QC H2X 2J8, Canada

Sustainability, 2024, vol. 16, issue 5, 1-21

Abstract: Agriculture is often considered a major factor in environmental degradation. This case study delves into the use of sociotechnical experiments—and, more specifically, agroecosystem living labs (ALLs)—to facilitate the transition of conventional agricultural practices toward heightened sustainability. Our research indicates that achieving successful collaboration, such as an experiment, necessitates the alignment of expectations, the establishment of trust, the cultivation of patience, and the allocation of substantial resources. This investigation into agroecosystem living labs contributes to our comprehension of the actors’ networks, their interactions with experimental sites, and the dynamics of open innovation.

Keywords: living laboratory; sociotechnical experimentation; learning; agroecosystems; agriculture; sustainable development; open innovation; strategic niche management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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