Vacant land can provide social and ecological benefits to cities as they are informally used by people and spontaneously populated by animals and plant-life. However, planners and policy makers often frame vacant land as ‘empty’, ‘blank’ spaces, making it difficult to acknowledge informal and more-than-human shaping of these places. This paper demonstrates how a reconceptualization of vacant land through a relational lens enables the inclusion of informal and more-than-human placemaking in planning policy. Analysing the recent Scottish planning policy debate on vacant land through the analysis of policy documents and key informant interviews, we demonstrate that the inclusion of informal and more-than-human placemaking in the Scottish planning policy is fostered by growing recognition of concepts such as urban biodiversity, but hindered by persistent nature-culture divisions. Waymarkers for future policy making are, firstly, strengthening the presence of informal and more-than-human actors in policy debates by seeking representatives who can speak on their behalf and, secondly, supporting new placemaking traditions specifically for vacant land that are incremental and collaborative.
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Both research and practice acknowledge that an increasing number of business models are realized by multiple organizations in innovation ecosystems. Little research addresses how organizations develop these business models jointly over time and balance the tensions that occur from the divergent goals and interests of each actor. We propose that the concept of value valuation may be helpful in understanding this process. Value valuation is a balancing process that takes place between actors in an innovation ecosystem when collaborating around a business model for sustainability, making sure that the benefits of ecosystem membership outweighs its costs, leading to continuing support of the initiative. Based on four smart city projects for a circular economy we find that value is valuated along two dimensions: economic, environmental and social value; and mutual and individual value. Value valuation takes place in iterative cycles and is characterized by a number of mechanisms, including action-based experimenting. These findings open up a research agenda to study the dynamics of ecosystem-based business model development.
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INAUGURAL LECTURE The world is in disarray. Species are extinct, climates are changing, we are becoming unhealthier.To liberate ourselves from this doom scenario we need to take care of ourselves and our environment. The solutions of former generations offer no future solace. Moreover, these caused the current problems. Instead of exploiting our environment for energy, resources and capacity we need to increase the potential for the recuperation of the environment, the planet and our minds. Instead of taking, giving!The reciprocity of the urbanized land we live in should be our main objective. The professorship Spatial Transformations - Sustainability will therefore design and plan for our physical and mentalcity and surroundings. This way the city becomes a purification machine for polluted water and acts as a net carbon sink. The city becomes a source of biodiversity, transformed into an urban nature reserve. Food will be produced that extends our lives. And wouldn’t it be nice to see the city as a place for contemplation so our mental abilities can grow instead of vegetating in dull offices? The city should offer people a healthy life, replenish resources and be beautiful. The professorship contributes to educating a new generation finding extraordinary solutions for current problems. With creativity, initiative and a healthy dose of disobedience this must work!
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Dit is een netwerk bestaande uit de volgende lectoraten: Duurzame Energievoorziening (Saxion, Richard van Leeuwen), Delta Power (HZ, Jacob van Berkel), Duurzaam Bouwproces met BIM (HR, Christoph Maria Ravesloot), Energietransitie (Hanzehogeschool, Marten van der Laan), Smart Energy (Avans, Jack Doomernik), Meet- en Regeltechniek (HAN, vacant), Energietransitie (Windesheim, Jeike Wallinga), Energy in transition (Haagse Hogeschool, Sander Mertens), Energie & Innovatie (Renee Heller, HvA) en de CoE's SEECE (HAN, Tinus Hammink) en EnTranCe (Hanzehogeschool, Jan-jaap Aué) Het platform is langer actief en heeft een gemeenschappelijke onderzoeksagenda opgesteld met 5 programmalijnen: 1. Kwantificeren: het effect op vraag en aanbod van technische oplossingen 2. Systeembenadering in de praktijk: lokaal doen wat lokaal kan 3. Systeembenadering in de praktijk: integraliteit bij grote spelers 4. Integraliteit met andere disciplines: organisatorische en ICT-kant van de energietransitie samenbrengen met het technisch inzicht 5. Systeembenadering in de aanpak: LEVE-visie uitdragen Deze agenda heeft geleid tot een landelijk herkende positie, whitepapers en gezamenlijke projecten. Ook organiseren we jaarlijks een landelijk symposium, zijn er goede lopende contacten met de topsector Energie, de human capital agenda daarvan en de TKI's nieuw gas en systeemintegratie. Verder is LEVE aangesloten op de HBO brede thematafel Energie en Duurzaamheid en geeft vorm aan de agenda die daar HBO breed gevormd wordt. Doel in het vervolg van het platform is: 1. invulling geven aan de onderzoeks-agenda; 2. Verdiepen en verbreden van het lectoren netwerk. Zowel met nieuwe hogescholen als met (kenniskring)leden van de verschillende lectoraten ; 3. organiseren van LEVE brede kennisbijeenkomsten voor verankering vh netwerk; 4. meerjarige programma’s ontwikkelen . We stemmen onze agenda en projecten af met onze stakeholdergroep. Via NERA, de thematafel Energie en Duurzaamheid en de betrokken TKI’s toetsen we de relevantie van de vraagstukken die we oppakken. Dit plan wordt tevens verbonden en afgestemd met het lectorenplatform Urban Energy.
