scholarly journals Cocreation for Climate Change—Needs for Actions to Vitalize Drivers and Diminish Barriers

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 555-570
Author(s):  
K. Fagiewicz ◽  
P. Churski ◽  
T. Herodowicz ◽  
P. Kaczmarek ◽  
P. Lupa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Quadruple Helix ◽  
Value System ◽  
Leverage Points ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Local Stakeholders ◽  
Climate Action ◽  
Stakeholder Cooperation ◽  
Quadruple Helix Model

AbstractThis study determines the conditions and provides a recommendation for fostering cocreation for climate change adaptation and mitigation (CCA&M). In postulating that insufficient cocreation by stakeholders in the quadruple helix model is an important factor contributing to the low effectiveness of climate actions in the regions, we have focused our research on identifying real stakeholder engagement in climate action and identifying the needs, barriers, and drivers for strengthening the cocreation process. We identified the needs for action highlighted by stakeholders as having an impact on reducing barriers and stimulating drivers. We treated the identified needs for action as deep leverage points (intent and design) focused on three realms—knowledge, values, and institutions—in which engagement and cocreation can be strengthened and have the potential to increase the effectiveness of climate action taken by stakeholders within our quadruple helix. We recommend knowledge-based cocreation, which puts the importance of climate action in the value system and leads to paradigm reevaluation. The implementation of the identified needs for action requires the support of institutions, whereby they develop standards of cooperation and mechanisms for their implementation as a sustainable framework for stakeholder cooperation. The research has proved how the quadruple helix operates for climate action in the Poznań Agglomeration. We believe that this case study can be a reference point for regions at a similar level of development, and the methods used and results obtained can be applied in similar real contexts to foster local stakeholders in climate action.

From translational research to open technology innovation systems

2015 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 200-220 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clive Savory ◽  
Joyce Fortune
Keyword(s):  
Translational Research ◽  
Open Innovation ◽  
Technology Innovation ◽  
Health Technology ◽  
Healthcare Sector ◽  
Innovation Activity ◽  
Quadruple Helix ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Quadruple Helix Model

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to question whether the emphasis placed within translational research on a linear model of innovation provides the most effective model for managing health technology innovation. Several alternative perspectives are presented that have potential to enhance the existing model of translational research. A case study is presented of innovation of a clinical decision support system. The paper concludes from the case study that an extending the triple helix model of technology transfer, to one based on a quadruple helix, present a basis for improving the performance translational research. Design/methodology/approach – A case study approach is used to help understand development of an innovative technology within a teaching hospital. The case is then used to develop and refine a model of the health technology innovation system. Findings – The paper concludes from the case study that existing models of translational research could be refined further through the development of a quadruple helix model of heath technology innovation that encompasses greater emphasis on user-led and open innovation perspectives. Research limitations/implications – The paper presents several implications for future research based on the need to enhance the model of health technology innovation used to guide policy and practice. Practical implications – The quadruple helix model of innovation that is proposed can potentially guide alterations to the existing model of translational research in the healthcare sector. Several suggestions are made for how innovation activity can be better supported at both a policy and operational level. Originality/value – This paper presents a synthesis of the innovation literature applied to a theoretically important case of open innovation in the UK National Health Service. It draws in perspectives from other industrial sectors and applies them specifically to the management and organisation of innovation activities around health technology and the services in which they are embedded.

scholarly journals Youth Engagement in Climate Change Action: Case Study on Indigenous Youth at COP24

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (16) ◽  
pp. 6299
Author(s):  
Makenzie MacKay ◽  
Brenda Parlee ◽  
Carrie Karsgaard
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Leadership Development ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Youth Engagement ◽  
Remote Communities ◽  
Indigenous Youth ◽  
Climate Action ◽  
Impacts Of Climate Change

While there are many studies about the environmental impacts of climate change in the Canadian north, the role of Indigenous youth in climate governance has been a lesser focus of inquiry. A popularized assumption in some literature is that youth have little to contribute to discussions on climate change and other aspects of land and resource management; such downplay of youth expertise and engagement may be contributing to climate anxiety (e.g., feelings of hopelessness), particularly in remote communities. Creating opportunities for youth to have a voice in global forums such as the United Nations Conference of Parties (COP24) on Climate Change may offset such anxiety. Building on previous research related to climate action, and the well-being of Indigenous youth, this paper shares the outcomes of research with Indigenous youth (along with family and teachers) from the Mackenzie River Basin who attended COP24 to determine the value of their experience. Key questions guiding these interviews included: How did youth impact others? and How did youth benefit from the experience? Key insights related to the value of a global experience; multiple youth presentations at COP24 were heard by hundreds of people who sought to learn more from youth about their experience of climate change. Additional insights were gathered about the importance of family and community (i.e., webs of support); social networks were seen as key to the success of youth who participated in the event and contributed to youth learning and leadership development.

scholarly journals Divest New York: The City of New York, C40, Fossil Fuel Divestment, and Climate Litigation

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Rimmer
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
New York ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Fossil Fuel ◽  
Oil Companies ◽  
Climate Action ◽  
The City

Refereed Article. Matthew Rimmer, ‘Divest New York: The City of New York, C40, Fossil Fuel Divestment, and Climate Litigation’, (2019) 14 The Newcastle Law Review 51-77. Abstract In a case study of the City of New York, this paper explores and analyses civic, municipal narratives about climate activism, local government, fossil fuel divestment and climate litigation. Part 1 considers the integral part of the City of New York in the establishment and the evolution of the C40 Network. Part 2 focuses upon the fossil fuel divestment decision of the City of New York, and its commitment to reinvestment in respect of renewable energy and climate solutions. Part 3 examines the unsuccessful climate litigation by the City of New York against a number of major oil companies for damage caused by climate change, and the prospects of a future appeal. This paper contends that the City of New York provides an exceptional example for other cities seeking to support climate action.

scholarly journals Clothing the Emperor: Supporting National Climate Change Action in Ireland Through Local Governance Networks

2021 ◽  
pp. 109-127
Author(s):  
Glen Smith
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Disaster Risk Reduction ◽  
Local Governance ◽  
Implementing Change ◽  
Decision Points ◽  
Climate Action ◽  
Risk Vulnerability ◽  
Irish Case ◽  
Governance Architecture

AbstractThe Irish Government has set out policies and a governance framework for implementing action on climate change. However, the potential for local governance architecture to support this process has perhaps been overlooked. This chapter explores how this architecture is not an obstacle in implementing change, but a potential asset, and how it could be mobilised and enticed to deliver a lot more on climate action, sustainable development and disaster risk reduction (DRR). The coastal town of Youghal in County Cork provides an Irish case study through which the value of local governance for climate action is expounded. The chapter also recommends further research to consider the potential for local focus groups to seek sustainable pathways. The ‘sustainable pathways’ concept encourages broad input into decision points that support the selection of sustainable future trajectories, based on an understanding of risk, vulnerability and opportunity.

Divergent responses to sustainability and climate change planning: The role of politics, cultural frames and public participation

Urban Studies ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 332-348 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ann Foss
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Public Participation ◽  
Fort Worth ◽  
Two Cities ◽  
Climate Action ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Change Leaders ◽  
Cultural Frames

Cities are often touted as climate change leaders in the USA and all cities across the country are affected by climate change, but little is known about climate action in politically conservative cities. Using document analysis and interviews, an in-depth case study of two cities in the conservative Dallas-Fort Worth region of Texas examines how public participation and cultural framing contribute to sustainability and climate change planning. One city successfully adopted sustainability plans, while the other city was unable to do so. Comparison of the two cases reveals that carefully designed public participation processes and locally relevant cultural frames can help cities educate residents, build support and expand discussion of sustainability. However, economic development, competition and political controversy prevent cities from addressing climate change explicitly or in meaningful ways, raising concerns about the capacity of cities to act as climate change leaders.

scholarly journals SIM4NEXUS – Coupling a System Dynamic Model with Serious Gaming for Policy Analysis

10.29007/w5vl ◽  
2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barry Evans ◽  
Lydia Vamvakeridou-Lyroudia ◽  
Janez Susnik ◽  
Antonio Trabucco ◽  
Simone Mereu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Dynamic Model ◽  
System Dynamic ◽  
Coherent System ◽  
System Dynamic Model ◽  
Proof Of Concept ◽  
Local Stakeholders ◽  
Long Term Impact

Water, land, food, energy, and climate are all interconnected, comprising a coherent system (the ‘Nexus’), dominated by complexity and feedback. The interactions between these different nexus components and their responses to climate change conditions are complicated as each feedback into the other. Consequently future policies should take into account the whole Nexus, when it comes to ascertain their long term impact on the system. This paper presents the conception of a System Dynamic Model (SDM) representing the Nexus, populating it with data from various sources (including output from specific thematic models covering different Nexus components), under different climate change and socioeconomic pathway scenarios. The SDM is then converted into R scripting to be included in the Knowledge Elicitation Engine (KEE) communicating with a Serious Game (SG). Models and games are built specifically for ten Case Studies, at regional, national, continental and global level. The SG is being developed for decision making for local stakeholders to study and get acquainted to long term impacts of different policies on the Nexus. In this paper the regional Case Study of Sardinia is presented as proof of concept.

scholarly journals The Quintuple Helix in action in Africa and Asia: the SUEUAA project

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Houston ◽  
M. Osborne ◽  
J. Neary
Keyword(s):  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Triple Helix ◽  
Quadruple Helix ◽  
Sustainable Cities ◽  
Triple Helix Model ◽  
Quintuple Helix ◽  
Quadruple Helix Model ◽  
Gathering Data

This article explores the role of universities and their engagement in selected Asian and African cities; and, the ways in which they contribute to developing sustainable cities in the context of the major social, cultural, environmental and economic challenges facing the global south. Drawing on multiple approaches to gathering data in six case-study cities, SUEUAA (Strengthening Urban Engagement of Universities in Africa and Asia) seeks to strengthen the capacity of universities to contribute to city resilience. The paper is structured in two parts: the first provides an overview of existing engagement initiatives beginning with the framework of the triple helix model and the entrepreneurial university, moving through the quadruple helix model and the civic university to the introduction of the quintuple helix which includes both the environment and also a more explicit focus on issues of sustainability; the second provides an international cross-comparative thematic analysis related to the challenges of migration, gender, the environment, the economy and current engagement policy.

The Interaction between Local and Regional Knowledge-Based Development

2010 ◽  
pp. 81-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tooran Alizadeh
Keyword(s):  
Regional Development ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Support Network ◽  
Quadruple Helix ◽  
Third Wave ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Key Factor ◽  
Urban And Regional Development

By the turn of the 21st century, the significance of knowledge to be the key factor in urban and regional development is well established. However, it has been only recently that attempts have been made to identify the specific mechanism and institutional relationships, through which knowledge-based development takes place. In this regard, very little consideration has been given to the ways that different levels of knowledge-based development communicate to each other. This chapter examines the mutual interaction between knowledge-based development in local and regional level in two different sections. The first section builds upon the third wave of economic development supporting the growth of cluster of related firms and relates it to an empirical case study of knowledge-based community development in Queensland- Australia. It concludes that knowledge-based local developments do not evolve without a regional support network. The second section reviews the “Triple Helix” of university–industry–government collaboration as the basis of knowledge-based regional development in the investigated case study. This review determines the central role of local community as an innovation base for the interaction among the key factors, and suggests a promotion for a Quadruple Helix Model where community works alongside business, university and government in the new economy.

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