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Limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees requires consistent action by people to change their lifestyles in order to limit annual household-related carbon emissions to 2.5 tonnes per person by 2030. As the required mobility reduction measures have already been identified, the challenge remains in scaling up the changes into a mainstream practice. Our study explored whether the involvement of close social communities, especially households, in the change process could be effective in achieving the required measures. Through a Climate Puzzle game intervention and a six-month follow-up study with 12 households in Espoo, Finland, we investigated the role of close social communities in implementing the planned sustainable mobility behaviour change. The findings are presented through 12 household narratives. These narratives show that the adoption of new sustainable mobility behaviours is influenced by both (infra)structural and social relationship factors and that close social communities can hinder or facilitate the shift of everyday mobility behaviours towards being more sustainable in diverse ways. The findings suggest that design interventions should target larger social communities rather than just individuals in order to achieve the 2.5 tonne target. The study also indicates that socially tailored interventions and low-carbon solutions should be developed and targeted at city districts to help households create and maintain lifestyle changes.
Real-world labs are witnessing continued growth and institutionalization in the field of transformation-oriented sustainability research, as well as in adjacent disciplines. With their experimental research agendas, these labs aim at sustainability transformations, however, there is still a need to improve the understanding of their impacts. Drawing from this Special Issue's contributions, we offer a broad overview of the impacts achieved by various real-world labs, highlight the diverse areas and forms of impact, and elucidate strategies as well as mechanisms for achieving impact. We present methodological advances, and address common challenges along with potential solutions for understanding and realizing impact.
The co-operation between municipalities and civil society actors and their independent impulses for urban development are discussed under the terms of co-production and city-making. This article summarises these activities as co-productive city-making (koSM). Forms of as well as advantages and disadvantages of koSM have been discussed in research and practice so far, but analyses of the longitudinal genesis of these activities and their significance for the development of a specific area are rare. This article uses the longitudinally collected, mixed-method data of a constellation analysis of the development of the Mirke neighbourhood in Wuppertal/Germany. Based on four points in time, the dynamics as well as the spatial development of the koSM can be presented - individually and in comparison to other developments. It can be seen that the koSM in the Mirke has grown at an above-average and dynamic rate and can accordingly be interpreted as a motor of neighbourhood development. Main actors and locations are identified. The study is the basis for a follow-up work analysing the reasons and structural effects of the koSM. The koSM is discussed both in its interrelations with municipal action and in its significance for integrated and sustainable urban development. The method of constellation analysis is critically discussed with regard to the relationship between effort and benefit.
Ways of evaluating the societal impact of real-world labs as a transdisciplinary and transformative research format are under discussion. We present an evaluation approach rooted in structuration theory, with a focus on structure-agency dynamics at the science-society interface. We applied the theory with its four modalities (interpretation schemes, norms, allocative and authoritative resources) to the case of the Mirke neighbourhood in Wuppertal, Germany. Six projects promoted the capacity for co-productive city-making. The effects of the projects were jointly analysed in a co-evaluation process. Previously proposed subcategories of the modalities as an empirical operationalisation were tested and confirmed as being applicable. Five new subcategories were generated. The use of the modalities seems appropriate for co-evaluation processes. The tool is practical, focused on real-world effects, and suitable for transdisciplinary interpretation processes. We encourage further empirical testing of the tool, as well as development of the subcategories.
Gaining deep leverage? : Reflecting and shaping real-world lab impacts through leverage points
(2024)
Real-world laboratories (RwLs) are gaining further traction as a means to achieve systemic impacts towards sustainability transformation. To guide the analysis of intended impacts, we introduce the concept of leverage points, discerning where, how, and to what end RwLs intervene in systems. Building on conceptual reasoning, we further develop our argument by exploring two RwL cases. Examining RwLs through the lens of the leverage points opens the way for a balanced and comprehensive approach to systemic experimentation. We invite RwL researchers and practitioners to further advance RwLs' transformative capacity by targeting the design and emerging direction of a system, contributing to a culture of sustainability.
Grüner Wasserstoff (H2) ist gemäß Transformationsszenarien für das deutsche Energiesystem eine Säule der Treibhausgasneutralität. Dabei ermöglicht der Import von grünem Wasserstoff oder anderen regenerativen Energierohstoffen vorteilhafte Bedingungen für erneuerbare Energien in anderen Ländern (bspw. bessere Wetterbedingungen und eine höhere Landverfügbarkeit) für uns nutzbar zu machen. Wie dies erfolgen könnte und was es dabei zu beachten gilt, wird in diesem Beitrag anhand von Forschungsergebnissen aus verschiedenen Projekten umrissen.
In light of Egypt's transition to a green economy, this report focuses on reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and increasing resource efficiency along three different value chains in which small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play a crucial role. In order to support SMEs in Egypt to take advantage of implementing greening options along value chains, more detailed analyses are needed. Therefore, the aim of this study is to analyse three selected supply chains to identify greening opportunities for SMEs. Against this background, the project report is structured as follows: Chapter 2 introduces the background with an overview over the concept of green economy followed by Egypt's economy and its green economy. This is followed by a presentation of the value chains and an overview of the respective sectors. Chapter 3 describes the research approach, methods and data collection. The following chapters examine the three selected value chains cotton, sugar beet and refrigerators, including environmental hot spots, greening options as well as the experts' evaluation of those greening options. The report concludes with key recommendations in Chapter 7.
Die Auswirkungen der Erderwärmung - wie Dürren, Ernteausfälle und Waldbrände, aber auch Starkregen und Überschwemmungen - treten immer häufiger und heftiger auf. Im vorliegenden Zukunftsimpuls zeigen Forschende des Wuppertal Instituts, mit welchen Herausforderungen wir uns auseinandersetzen müssen und wie eine effektive und nachhaltige Anpassung an die Folgen des Klimawandels gelingen kann.
Das Impulspapier deckt eine große thematische Bandbreite ab: Neben Empfehlungen für den Umbau der Städte oder Anpassungen in Landwirtschaft und Gesundheitswesen, enthält es auch Ansätze zu naturbasierten Lösungen, zu wirtschaftlichen Chancen und Risiken sowie zu integrierten Strategien, die Klimaschutz und Klimafolgenanpassung intelligent miteinander verknüpfen.
Welche Alternativen gibt es zur rein bilanziellen Klimaneutralität? Beim Contribution-Claim-Modell unterstützen Unternehmen Klimaschutzprojekte, ohne die Emissionsreduktionen auf ihre eigene Bilanz anzurechnen. Ein Living-Lab-Projekt fördert die Verbreitung dieses Modells und trägt zu dessen Weiterentwicklung bei.