Co-constructing indicators for transformative change in urban climate transitions
| Reference number | |
| Coordinator | Linköpings universitet - Linköpings universitet Institutionen för tema |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 1 950 886 |
| Project duration | November 2024 - December 2025 |
| Status | Ongoing |
| Venture | Research projects in interaction for system transformation |
| Call | Research in interaction for transition to sustainable societies |
Purpose and goal
The aim of this project is to make ongoing climate transition processes in cities visible and understandable, and to continuously monitor the impact of mission-oriented policies and programmes. The goal is to create sets of meaningful and actionable indicators for two municipalities in a co-production process between research and stakeholders. The indicators are supposed to capture social transformations as well as effects on related dimensions like social justice, equality, or biodiversity.
Expected effects and result
The jointly developed indicators will allow the cities of Stockholm and Linköping to map, visualise and better understand transformative change processes in their efforts to become climate-neutral. Locally adapted transformative indicators will support more effective monitoring strategies for their Climate City Contracts and provide knowledge for governing transformative innovation. Viable Cities will disseminate these indicators to the 23+ cities in the programme ´Climate-neutral Cities 2030´.
Planned approach and implementation
After a systematic literature review on operationalising transformative change processes and indicator systems, a series of three co-creation workshops in each of the cities will be organised: a scoping workshop defining a specific arena for transformative change; sketching out possible indicators of transformative change and data requirements; and finally applying selected indicators in the chosen sector. In collaboration with SIRI experiences with indicators will be spread to other areas.