City Living Labs for Sustainability and Resilience of Climate Change

 

SCORE project partners from Samsun University presented a paper at the 3rd International Conference on Applied Engineering and Natural Sciences. It is available in open access. 

Abstract

Living  labs  are  open  (urban)  innovation  ecosystems  in  real-life  environments  based  on  a  systematic  user  co-creation  approach  that  integrates  research  and  innovation  activities  in  communities, actively  involving  all  related  stakeholders  (e.g.  users/citizens,  knowledge  institutes,  public  and  private agents) to co-create, implement, test, and valuate innovations in real-life situations, to address different issues.  Living  Labs  operate  as  intermediaries  among  citizens,  research  organizations,  companies,  and government  agencies  for  joint-value  co-creation, rapid  prototyping  and/or  to  scale  up  innovation  and businesses. Smart Control of the Climate Resilience in European Coastal Cities (SCORE) is based on the novel concept of a Coastal City Living Lab (CCLL) that expands Living Labs to a wider vision for coastal cities and settlements. CCLL is a new approach that expands the living lab concept 10 in coastal cities to address  climate  change  adaptation  and  resilience  issues.  The  intensification  of  extreme  weather  events, coastal erosion, and sea-level rise are major challenges to be urgently addressed by European coastal cities and Turkey. SCORE outlines a comprehensive strategy, developed via a network of 10 coastal city living labs, to rapidly, equitably, and sustainably enhance coastal city climate resilience through an Ecosystem-Based  Approach  (EBA)  supported.  Living  Labs  are  user-centered,  open-innovation  urban  ecosystems,  where both public and private agents partner to address different issues. The aim is to establish a network of cities learning from one another. CCLLs have been implemented to tackle specific challenges related to sea-level rise, coastal erosion, and extreme events. Their effectiveness has been assessed by different agents through   innovative   monitoring   systems   and   cutting-edge   numerical   modeling.   Thus,   citizens   and  stakeholders participating in the CCLLs will have access to technology to address climate change issues relevant to their region through participatory engagement.

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Title: City Living Labs for Sustainability and Resilience of Climate Change

Authors: Beden, N., Soydan Oksal, N. G., Arıman, S., Haliloğlu, Ş., & Ahmadzai, H.

Cite as: Beden, N., Soydan Oksal, N. G., Arıman, S., Haliloğlu, Ş., & Ahmadzai, H. (2024, mai 20). City Living Labs for Sustainability and Resilience of Climate Change. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11222202

 

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