A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
Can Sustainability Knowledge-Action Platforms Advance Multi-Level Sustainability Transitions?
In an effort to share local knowledge and best practices, online sustainability knowledge-action platforms of various types have proliferated. We surveyed 198 sustainability-oriented sites and conducted a review of 42 “online sustainability knowledge-action platforms”, which we define as digital tools that seek to disseminate knowledge and organize activities to advance a sustainability agenda. This interdisciplinary review analyzes the structure and functionality of these selected sustainability platforms through a systematic coding process. The coding is based on key issues highlighted in three bodies of literature we review here: i) the emergence of digital platforms, ii) the localization of the SDGs, and iii) the importance of multi-level governance of sustainability transitions. While the numerous online collaborative tools offer an array of resources, our analysis indicates that they struggle to provide context-sensitivity and higher-level analysis of the trade-offs and synergies between different sustainability actions, essential for a true picture of how the SDGs are being met on the ground. SDG localization adds another layer of complexity where multi-level governance, actor priorities and institutional logics may generate tensions as well as opportunities for intra- and cross-sectoral alignment. We argue that monitoring and exemplifying local actions through an integrative, open-source platform can be leveraged through existing content from multiple extant platforms through effective data interoperability. This would provide additional functionality and significantly empower local leaders to accelerate local to global actions on a peer-to-peer basis while also satisfying complex system change requirements.
Can Sustainability Knowledge-Action Platforms Advance Multi-Level Sustainability Transitions?
In an effort to share local knowledge and best practices, online sustainability knowledge-action platforms of various types have proliferated. We surveyed 198 sustainability-oriented sites and conducted a review of 42 “online sustainability knowledge-action platforms”, which we define as digital tools that seek to disseminate knowledge and organize activities to advance a sustainability agenda. This interdisciplinary review analyzes the structure and functionality of these selected sustainability platforms through a systematic coding process. The coding is based on key issues highlighted in three bodies of literature we review here: i) the emergence of digital platforms, ii) the localization of the SDGs, and iii) the importance of multi-level governance of sustainability transitions. While the numerous online collaborative tools offer an array of resources, our analysis indicates that they struggle to provide context-sensitivity and higher-level analysis of the trade-offs and synergies between different sustainability actions, essential for a true picture of how the SDGs are being met on the ground. SDG localization adds another layer of complexity where multi-level governance, actor priorities and institutional logics may generate tensions as well as opportunities for intra- and cross-sectoral alignment. We argue that monitoring and exemplifying local actions through an integrative, open-source platform can be leveraged through existing content from multiple extant platforms through effective data interoperability. This would provide additional functionality and significantly empower local leaders to accelerate local to global actions on a peer-to-peer basis while also satisfying complex system change requirements.
Can Sustainability Knowledge-Action Platforms Advance Multi-Level Sustainability Transitions?
Bream McIntosh, Ollie (author) / Burnett, Amy (author) / Feldman, Ira (author) / Lamphere, Jenna (author) / Reuter, Thomas (author) / Vital, Emmanuelle (author)
2022-01-18
oai:zenodo.org:5873822
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
DDC:
720
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