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Context matters: co-creating nature-based solutions in rural living labs
The use of Nature-based Solutions (NBS), designed and implemented with participatory approaches, is rapidly increasing. Much use is being made of the Living Lab (LL) concept to co-create innovative NBS with stakeholders in a certain societal and environmental, real-life context. Most of the current research revolves around urban LLs, thus overlooking specificities of rural areas. Furthermore, the influence of the context itself on co-creation processes is insufficiently recognised, leaving challenges associated with co-creation such as stakeholder engagement unresolved. By exploring the co-creation processes in the LLs of the OPERANDUM project, this study identifies eighteen contextual factors shaping the co-creation processes of NBS within rural territories and provides associated recommendations. In addition, based on lessons learnt in the OPERANDUM project, we discuss the value of a relational place-based approach in LLs, suggesting that the co-creation process should be approached as a dynamic confluence of many interconnected contextual factors. We conclude that acknowledging the interconnections in co-creation in the real-life context of rural territories may increase the success and impact of the LL approach, and ultimately, the benefits of NBS.
Context matters: co-creating nature-based solutions in rural living labs
The use of Nature-based Solutions (NBS), designed and implemented with participatory approaches, is rapidly increasing. Much use is being made of the Living Lab (LL) concept to co-create innovative NBS with stakeholders in a certain societal and environmental, real-life context. Most of the current research revolves around urban LLs, thus overlooking specificities of rural areas. Furthermore, the influence of the context itself on co-creation processes is insufficiently recognised, leaving challenges associated with co-creation such as stakeholder engagement unresolved. By exploring the co-creation processes in the LLs of the OPERANDUM project, this study identifies eighteen contextual factors shaping the co-creation processes of NBS within rural territories and provides associated recommendations. In addition, based on lessons learnt in the OPERANDUM project, we discuss the value of a relational place-based approach in LLs, suggesting that the co-creation process should be approached as a dynamic confluence of many interconnected contextual factors. We conclude that acknowledging the interconnections in co-creation in the real-life context of rural territories may increase the success and impact of the LL approach, and ultimately, the benefits of NBS.
Context matters: co-creating nature-based solutions in rural living labs
Soini, Katriina (author) / Anderson, Carl Cyrus (author) / Polderman, Annemarie (author) / Teresa, Carlone (author) / Sisay, Debele (author) / Kumar, Prashant (author) / Manocchi, Matteo (author) / Mickovski, Slobodan (author) / Panga, Depy (author) / Pilla, Francesco (author)
2023-10-01
Soini , K , Anderson , C C , Polderman , A , Teresa , C , Sisay , D , Kumar , P , Manocchi , M , Mickovski , S , Panga , D , Pilla , F , Preuschmann , S , Sahani , J & Tuomenvirta , H 2023 , ' Context matters: co-creating nature-based solutions in rural living labs ' , Land Use Policy , vol. 133 , 106839 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2023.106839
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Nature-based solutions , Living labs , Rural living labs , Co-creation , Real-life context , /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/no_poverty , name=SDG 1 - No Poverty , /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/good_health_and_well_being , name=SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being , /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/quality_education , name=SDG 4 - Quality Education , /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/clean_water_and_sanitation , name=SDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation , /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/affordable_and_clean_energy , name=SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy , /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/decent_work_and_economic_growth , name=SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth , /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/industry_innovation_and_infrastructure , name=SDG 9 - Industry , Innovation , and Infrastructure , /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/reduced_inequalities , name=SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities , /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/sustainable_cities_and_communities , name=SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities , /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/responsible_consumption_and_production , name=SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production , /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/climate_action , name=SDG 13 - Climate Action , /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/life_on_land , name=SDG 15 - Life on Land , /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/partnerships , name=SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals , /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/peace_justice_and_strong_institutions , name=SDG 16 - Peace , Justice and Strong Institutions , /dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/1200/1200 , name=General Arts and Humanities , /dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/1400/1400 , name=General Business,Management and Accounting , /dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/1800/1800 , name=General Decision Sciences , /dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/1900/1900 , name=General Earth and Planetary Sciences , /dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2200/2200 , name=General Engineering , /dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2300/2300 , name=General Environmental Science , /dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/3300/3300 , name=General Social Sciences
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