Co-­creating Sustainable Urban Futures: A Primer on Applying Transition Management in Cities (Future City Book 11)

This is a unique book that provides rich knowledge on how to understand and actively contribute to urban sustainability transitions. The book combines theoretical frameworks and tools with practical experiences on transition management as a framework that supports urban planning and governance towards sustainability. The book offers the opportunity to become actively engaged in working towards sustainable futures of cities. Readers of this book will be equipped to understand the complexity of urban sustainability transitions and diagnose persistent unsustainability problems in cities. Urban planners and professionals will build competences for designing transition management processes in cities and engaging with multidisciplinary knowledge in solution-seeking processes. The heart of the book marks the variety of very different local case studies across the world – including, amongst others, Rotterdam in the Netherlands, La Botija in Honduras, Sydney in Australia and Cleveland in the US. These rich studies give inspiration and practical insights to young planners on how to create sustainable urban futures in collaboration with other stakeholders. The case studies and critical reflections on applications of transition management in cities offer food for thought and welcome criticism. They also introduce new lenses to understand the bigger picture that co-creation dynamics play in terms of power, (dis-)empowerment, legitimacy and changing actor roles. This will equip the readers with a deep understanding of the dynamics, opportunities and challenges present in urban contexts and urban sustainability transitions. Front Matter ....Pages i-viii Transition Management in and for Cities: Introducing a New Governance Approach to Address Urban Challenges (Niki Frantzeskaki, Katharina Hölscher, Julia M. Wittmayer, Flor Avelino, Matthew Bach)....Pages 1-40 Front Matter ....Pages 41-42 Understanding the Urban Context and Its Challenges (Niki Frantzeskaki, Matthew Bach, Patience Mguni)....Pages 43-61 Introducing Sustainability Transitions’ Thinking in Urban Contexts (Niki Frantzeskaki, Matthew Bach, Katharina Hölscher, Flor Avelino)....Pages 63-79 Transition Management: Guiding Principles and Applications (Julia M. Wittmayer, Frank van Steenbergen, Niki Frantzeskaki, Matthew Bach)....Pages 81-101 Urban Planning and Transition Management: Rationalities, Instruments and Dialectics (Marc Wolfram)....Pages 103-125 Front Matter ....Pages 127-129 Empowering Actors in Transition Management in and for Cities (Katharina Hölscher, Flor Avelino, Julia M. Wittmayer)....Pages 131-158 Starting Up Transition Management: A Closer View on the Systems Analysis and How It Initiated Transformative Thinking in Ghent and Aberdeen Cities (Suzanne Maas, Karen Fortuin, Niki Frantzeskaki, Chris Roorda)....Pages 159-185 Transition Management in Urban Neighbourhoods: The Case of Carnisse, Rotterdam, the Netherlands (Julia M. Wittmayer, Frank van Steenbergen, Matthew Bach)....Pages 187-204 A German Experience: The Challenges of Mediating ‘Ideal-Type’ Transition Management in Ludwigsburg (Katharina Hölscher, Julia M. Wittmayer)....Pages 205-224 Transition Management for Local Sustainability: A Case Study from La Botija Protected Area, San Marcos de Colón, Honduras (Giorgia Silvestri, Niki Frantzeskaki)....Pages 225-255 Front Matter ....Pages 257-259 Translating Transitions Thinking and Transition Management into the City Planning World (Peter Walsh)....Pages 261-285 Transition Management in Urban China: Co-creation of New Homes or a Monopoly Game? (Qianqing Lindsay Mai)....Pages 287-309 A Transition Management Approach for Shrinking Cities in the United States (Terry Schwarz)....Pages 311-325 Context-Driven Transition Management as a Necessary Vehicle for Sustainable Urban Futures in Suriname (Daniël A. Lachman, Martinus R. J. Panday, Deryck J. H. Ferrier)....Pages 327-348 Urban Transition Management as a Democratic Practice? The Case of Rotterdam’s Waterfront Regeneration (Shivant Jhagroe)....Pages 349-371 Front Matter ....Pages 373-373 So What? Transition Management as a Transformative Approach to Support Governance Capacities in Cities (Katharina Hölscher)....Pages 375-396 Back Matter ....Pages 397-425 "This is a unique book that provides rich knowledge on how to understand and actively contribute to urban sustainability transitions. The book combines theoretical frameworks and tools with practical experiences on transition management as a framework that supports urban planning and governance toward sustainability. The book offers the opportunity to become actively engaged in working towards sustainable futures of cities. Readers of this book will be equipped to understand the complexity of urban sustainability transitions and diagnose persistent unsustainability problems in cities. Urban planners and professionals will build competencies for designing transition management processes in cities and engaging with multidisciplinary knowledge in solution-seeking processes. The heart of the book marks the variety of very different local case studies across the world--including, amongst others, Rotterdam in the Netherlands, La Botija in Honduras, Sydney in Australia and Cleveland in the US. These rich studies give inspiration and practical insights to young planners on how to create sustainable urban futures in collaboration with other stakeholders. The case studies and critical reflections on applications of transition management in cities offer food for thought and welcome criticism. They also introduce new lenses to understand the bigger picture that cocreation dynamics play in terms of power, (dis- )empowerment, legitimacy and changing actor roles. This will equip the readers with a deep understanding of the dynamics, opportunities and challenges present in urban contexts and urban sustainability transitions"--Back cover This is a unique book that provides rich knowledge on how to understand and actively contribute to urban sustainability transitions. The book combines theoretical frameworks and tools with practical experiences on transition management as a framework that supports urban planning and governance towards sustainability. The book offers the opportunity to become actively engaged in working towards sustainable futures of cities. Readers of this book will be equipped to understand the complexity of urban sustainability transitions and diagnose persistent unsustainability problems in cities. Urban planners and professionals will build competences for designing transition management processes in cities and engaging with multidisciplinary knowledge in solution-seeking processes. The heart of the book marks the variety of very different local case studies across the world - including, amongst others, Rotterdam in the Netherlands, La Botija in Honduras, Sydney in Australia and Cleveland in the US. These rich studies give inspiration and practical insights to young planners on how to create sustainable urban futures in collaboration with other stakeholders. The case studies and critical reflections on applications of transition management in cities offer food for thought and welcome criticism. They also introduce new lenses to understand the bigger picture that co-creation dynamics play in terms of power, (dis- )empowerment, legitimacy and changing actor roles. This will equip the readers with a deep understanding of the dynamics, opportunities and challenges present in urban contexts and urban sustainability transitions This is a unique book that provides rich knowledge on how to understand and actively contribute to urban sustainability transitions. The book combines theoretical frameworks and tools with practical experiences on transition management as a framework that supports urban planning and governance towards sustainability. 䨥 book offers the opportunity to become actively engaged in working towards㵳tainable futures of cities. Readers of this book will be equipped to understand the complexity of urban sustainability transitions and diagnose persistent unsustainability problems in cities. Urban planners and professionals will build competences for designing transition management processes in cities and engaging with multidisciplinary knowledge in solution-seeking processes. The heart of the book marks the variety of very different local case studies across the world including, amongst others, Rotterdam in the Netherlands, La Botija in Honduras, Sydney in Australia and Cleveland in the US. These rich studies give inspiration and practical insights to young planners on how to create sustainable urban futures in collaboration with other stakeholders.Ԩe case studies and critical reflections on applications of transition management in cities offer food for thought and welcome criticism. They also introduce new lenses to understand the bigger picture that co-creation dynamics play in terms of power, (dis- )empowerment, legitimacy and changing actor roles. This will equip the readers with a deep understanding of the dynamics, opportunities and challenges present in urban contexts and urban sustainability transitions This book provides rich knowledge on how to understand and actively contribute to urban sustainability transitions. It combines theoretical frameworks and tools with practical experiences on transition management as a framework that supports urban planning and governance towards sustainability. The book offers the opportunity to become actively engaged in working towards sustainable futures of cities. Readers will be equipped to understand the complexity of urban sustainability transitions and diagnose persistent unsustainability problems in cities. The heart marks the variety of very different local case studies across the world, including Rotterdam in the Netherlands, La Botija in Honduras, Sydney in Australia and Cleveland in the US