TY  - GEN
UR  - https://archiv.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/volltextserver/32531/
A1  - Foshag, Kathrin
A1  - Vogt, Katharina
A1  - Ebenhoch, Sabrina
A1  - Aeschbach, Nicole
N2  - Cities play a key role in anthropogenic climate change, as they emit high amounts of greenhouse gases due to their infrastructures and large number of inhabitants. On the other hand, they hold massive potential for contributions to climate change mitigation and adaptation, which has not yet been fully exploited. The mobility sector plays a decisive role in this. In this study, we examine and compare several transdisciplinary projects (including real-world laboratories) in regards to their potential impact on the development of sustainable mobility alternatives in cities. The aim is to identify and highlight advantages of transdisciplinary research in this context compared to research projects, that do not include participative components and to specify framework conditions for its successful implementation. Transdisciplinary research approaches that include the expertise of local stakeholders can provide necessary practical requirements and feasible concepts, which make success much more likely and facilitate implementation. However, the success of transdisciplinary studies depends on a variety of factors that determine the outcome and impact of these projects. This also raises the question of how success of a project can be defined. Therefore, we studied three transdisciplinary projects focussing on urban sustainable mobility in different cities in Germany. Two of them were also evaluated in Bergmann et al. 2021 with regard to their success factors. A series of expert interviews with participants of the above-mentioned projects was conducted and evaluated. Success factors of transdisciplinary settings include communication at eye level between all participants, measurability of the impact of different activities, and the incorporation of concepts for continuation. Challenges consider mainly the voluntary commitment of involved actors and short time frames for implementation. The results show that transdisciplinary approaches can support climate-friendly mobility by raising awareness and demonstrating sustainable transformations through best-practice examples, especially in the local context. Furthermore, transdisciplinary approaches can be seen as role models for climate change mitigation in cities and viable mobility alternatives. It is recommended to support networking and cooperation between transdisciplinary projects in order to further explore the challenges and success factors, and thus strengthen the transdisciplinary format and achieve a broader impact.
PB  - Universität
TI  - How transdisciplinary projects can contribute to climate-friendly mobility in cities
T3  - TdLab Geographie ? Discussion Paper
Y1  - 2023/01//
AV  - public
CY  - Heidelberg
ID  - heidok32531
KW  - mobility
KW  -  urban areas
KW  -  climate action
KW  -  sustainability
KW  -  transdisciplinarity
ER  -