Pathways and scenarios

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General introduction to approach

The cluster is about envisioning future scenarios/action plans of certain themes/topics at different scales (worldwide/regional/city). The basic idea of the cluster is to help city planners/makers envision different types of future scenarios for their own city. The scenarios/action plans in this cluster do not necessarily lead to more sustainable or just cities “per se” as the themes/topics of the cluster are rather diverse and range from climate action plans over mobility scenarios to economic development concepts. They are supposed to be a guideline/inspiration how it may be possible to develop long-term plans or possible scenarios for your own city and what advantages of that might be. Those plans ideally should then lead to more sustainable and just cities.

To shortly explain the diverse approaches inside of the cluster:

• Policy scenarios innovation that foster social cohesion:

The approach is about developing trajectories for growth, innovation and competitiveness in the context of fostering social cohesion in Central and Eastern Europe.

• Envisioning & Pathways (co-creative) for low-carbon and resilient cities:

The approach focuses on developing visions and innovation pathways for thriving Australian cities that are low-carbon and resilient, adaptable in the context of change and robust under the physical and social challenges predicted with a changing climate.

• Future mobility scenarios for older people:

The goal was the development of an action plan that wants to find innovative solutions for transport needs of older people in the near future (in the European Community) through giving advice for future research in the field. The action plan is based on a thorough review of existing knowledge, its coherent understanding and interpretation, future scenario assessment taking into account societal, technological and other developments, stakeholder consultation, and the identification of research needs.

• Climate Justice Pathway:

The goal was the further development of the “contraction and convergence” framework which is a route that wants to reduce greenhouse gas emissions worldwide in order to combat climate change.

• Finger Prints/Scenario building methodology:

The “finger prints” approach is part of a project (SECOA)which wants to understand and deal with the complex and dynamic problems that coastal city environments face. “Finger prints” is a tool which explains the interrelationships between components of the conflicts in relation to time (the evolution of the process of conflict), and to space (the hierarchy of the geographic dimension). The modelling has been carried out in continuity with the previous phase of data organization, taxonomy, and through the use of Feed-Forward Neural Networks (FFNN).

• Knowledge integration for climate mitigation:

The methodological idea is that the advantage of integrative research is that it deals with uncertainties, risks, system-flips, innovations and patterns of interaction between purposeful neighbours in a physical neighbourhood. It involves practitioners from many scientific disciplines who must work with each other and with external stakeholders.

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