TY - JOUR U1 - Zeitschriftenartikel, wissenschaftlich - begutachtet (reviewed) A1 - Schneidewind, Uwe A1 - Augenstein, Karoline A1 - Stelzer, Franziska A1 - Wanner, Matthias T1 - Structure matters : real-world laboratories as a new type of large-scale research infrastructure ; a framework inspired by Giddens' structuration theory N2 - In this paper we highlight the importance of structural dimensions of real-world laboratories (RwLs). Giddens' structuration theory provides a promising framework to better understand the interlinked abstract and physical (infra-)structural features of RwLs. We argue that research on and in RwLs needs to be sensitive to the spatial, temporal, and thematic scope of structuration processes. A systematic conceptualization of these dimensions remains an important task for future research. In order to arrive at such a more in-depth understanding and possibly an improvement in the transferability of knowledge created in RwLs, the idea proposed by the WBGU should be taken up: building RwLs for the long term and focusing more explicitly on their structural dimensions. First steps have been taken in the German city of Wuppertal where a RwL infrastructure has been built up over the course of various projects including a broad variety of resources, actors, and topics in the broader search and learning process for sustainable transitioning. T2 - Gaia VL - 27 Y1 - 2018 UN - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bsz:wup4-opus-69689 U6 - https://dx.doi.org/10.14512/gaia.27.S1.5 DO - https://dx.doi.org/10.14512/gaia.27.S1.5 IS - S1 SP - 12 EP - 17 ER -