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- Perjo, Liisa, et al.
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Co-creation for socio-ecological urban development? - The case of Gröna Solberga
- 2020
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- The purpose of this research report has been to study co-creation processes to promote socio-ecological sustainable urban development in the testbed "Gröna Solberga". The testbed was established in the residential area Solberga in southern Stockholm, with the aim of developing innovative solutions to the housing sector's sustainability challenges. The report provides an introduction to research on co-creation as a process for various actors who do or learn something through collaboration. In the analysis we also use research on Living Labs. Typical of these is to focus on the co-creation of innovative solutions in real housing environments, which Gröna Solberga is an example of. The term socioecological urban development is used in the report to study how ecological and social sustainability is taken into account in Gröna Solberga. The empirical part of the study analyzes co-creation and socioecological sustainability aspects in the planning and implementation of the activities carried out within the framework of the testbed. In practice, the co-creation processes in Gröna Solberga took place when the goals and competencies of the various actors met, partly in establishing and forming the test bed, and partly in planning and implementing pilot projects where different solutions were tested. The co-creation processes were also strongly influenced by various regulations, physical and technical conditions, which in practice set the framework for the opportunity to test new solutions. Gröna Solberga has evolved over time in terms of the roles and influence of the different actors involved. One conclusion is that co-creation in long-term testbeds in real living environments should be studied as dynamic processes where different framework conditions affect and change co-creation and roles over time.
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- Perjo, Liisa, et al.
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Key actors in community-driven social innovation in rural areas in the Nordic countries
- 2020
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Ingår i: Journal of Rural Studies. - : Elsevier BV. - 0743-0167 .- 1873-1392. ; 79, s. 276-285
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Rural areas in the Nordic countries often face challenges such as demographic change and the closure of public services. To address this situation, some rural communities have developed solutions which can be characterised as social innovation. This paper analyses 18 such community-driven social innovation projects across the Nordic countries and seeks to examine the importance of different actors in the initiation and implementation phases of such projects. Based on qualitative analysis, focusing on the different stages of community-driven social innovation, the paper assesses the importance of different actors in developing each of the projects. The analysis demonstrates the relative importance of community members, civil society organisations, the local public sector, the private sector, and regional and national authorities, in terms of their respective involvements in the initiation and implementation processes for these projects. The key findings from this paper emphasise the differences between initiation and implementation for each of these community-driven social innovation projects. The initiation phase is highly dependent upon community members, civil society organisations and the local public sector, whereas it is primarily civil society organisations which dominate the implementation phase. Central to initiating and sustaining community-driven projects is the capacity of local actors to develop ideas, to find resources and to manage decision-making.
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- Pålsson, Ann-Christin, et al.
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Reduce environmental impacts of pharmaceuticals along the value chain - Needs, requirements and use of product-specific environmental information by different actors and for different applications
- 2020
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- In order to reduce the environmental impacts of pharmaceuticals, reliable, comparable and relevant information is needed about the impacts along the value chain. The objective of this project is to define and evaluate needs, requirements and use of product-specific environmental information by different actors. The evaluation has focused on five main application areas for the information: Assessments in conjunction with product approval, Product and process improvements, Benefit subsidy system, Procurement of pharmaceuticals, and Guidance in product choice and use. Based on these application areas, the study has mapped roles and responsibilities of different actors in the work to reduce environmental impacts along the pharmaceutical value chain: Authorities, Regions, Pharmacies and Pharmaceutical companies and supply chains. A review of the policy framework has also been performed. Challenges, drivers and opportunities have been identified – both on a general level and on application level. Based on the results, key elements for further development and proposed way forward have been defined. This includes shared goals, requirements and standards between the actors, integrating further development of the model with development of its applications, as well as creating market incentives. A “timeline” for further development and implementation is proposed, as well as recommendations for next steps.
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