Reducing energy consumption in urban households is essential for reaching the necessary climate research and policy targets for CO2 reduction and sustainability. The dominant approach has been to invest in technological innovations that increase household energy efficiency. This article moves beyond …

In een tijd waarin de woningnood hoog is en verdichting dé manier waarop stadsontwikkeling plaats vindt, zoekt Amsterdam manieren om ‘vrije ruimte’ in de stad te beschermen. Waar komt deze ambitie vandaan? En welke vorm van beleid is passend voor vrije ruimte, terwijl overheidssturing hier juist zo veel …

Entrepreneurial participation from the neighbourhood is the final report of a two-year action research that investigated how cooperating formal and informal parties can support small-scale entrepreneurship in the Amsterdam neighbourhoods and stimulate participation by people who have unemployment benefits. …

De Nederlandse ruimtelijke planningstraditie van de 20ste eeuw is internationaal bekend vanwege haar grootschalige, projectmatige en integrale aanpak. Daarin spelen de overheid, grote marktpartijen en het maatschappelijk middenveld een belangrijke rol (Van der Cammen en de Klerk, 2012). In de afgelopen …

This paper analyses co-creation in urban living labs through a multi-level network perspective on system innovation. We draw on the case House of Skills, a large, multi-stakeholder living lab aimed at developing a ‘skills-based’ approach towards labour market innovation within the Amsterdam Metropolitan …

This paper describes how an urban commons is established on the Amsterdam market square Plein ’40-’45, to explain how an experimental learning environment can be a living lab for improving collaborative governance arrangements. We detail how this improvement is facilitated by an experimental learning …

Many cities are facing challenges in finding an equilibrium in the use of urban consumption spaces. Urban consumption spaces comprise different sociospatial relationships, bringing together work, consumption, recreation and habitation in a delimited area within the city. This mixed character is a potential …