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Urban Living Labs as Instruments of Open Innovation: Examples of Sino–European Cooperation

Abstract

This chapter analyses how Urban Living Labs may be used as instruments of open innovation. The analysis is based on on-the-ground experiences with Urban Living Labs in China (in the cities of Wuhan, Tianjin and Jingdezhen), in close contact with local stakeholders and European and Chinese experts. These experiences were paired with desk research, local stakeholder workshops and Sino-European expert workshops, in order to better understand the challenges that were identified in the Urban Living Labs, and to explore pathways towards addressing these challenges. Based on these methods, open innovation-based principles are discussed for Urban Living Labs to function as meeting arenas to support communities’ diversity, significance and connectedness, where participants can experiment with practical ideas and solutions towards more a cohesive, inclusive and sustainable every-day life.

Table of Contents: Towards Socially Integrative Cities

Urban Sustainability and Social Integration in Cities in Europe and China—An Introduction

PSPaulina SchiappacassePaulina Schiappacasse
BMBernhard MüllerBernhard Müller
JLJian LiuJian Liu
JCJianming CaiJianming Cai
HNHans-Martin NeumannHans-Martin Neumann
BYBaojun YangBaojun Yang

Towards a Common Understanding of Socially Integrative Cities in Europe and China

PSPaulina SchiappacassePaulina Schiappacasse
BMBernhard MüllerBernhard Müller
JCJianming CaiJianming Cai

Managing Urban Expansion in Europe: New Impulses for People-Centred Development in China?

PSPaulina SchiappacassePaulina Schiappacasse
BMBernhard MüllerBernhard Müller
JCJianming CaiJianming Cai
EMEnpu MaEnpu Ma

Land Management for Socially Integrative Cities in Europe

JSJulia SueringJulia Suering
AOAndreas OrtnerAndreas Ortner
AWAlexandra WeitkampAlexandra Weitkamp

Towards Socially Integrative Urban  Regeneration—Comparative Perspectives from China and Europe

SRStefanie RoesslerStefanie Roessler
JCJianming CaiJianming Cai
JLJing LinJing Lin
MJMengfan JangMengfan Jang

Community Building through Public Engagement: Variety in Europe and China

TVThea Marie VallerThea Marie Valler
MKMarius KorsnesMarius Korsnes
JLJiayan LiuJiayan Liu
YCYulin ChenYulin Chen

Transformative Factors of Post-Industrial Urban Spaces in China and Italy

BHBadiaa HamamaBadiaa Hamama
MRMaria Paola RepellinoMaria Paola Repellino
JLJian LiuJian Liu
MBMichele BoninoMichele Bonino

Looking at Socially Integrative Cities through the Educating City: The Example of Educational Museums in Europe and China

FDFabrizio d’AnielloFabrizio d’Aniello
ZXZhuqing XuZhuqing Xu
EPElisabetta PatriziElisabetta Patrizi
SPStefano PolentaStefano Polenta

Embracing Complexity Theory for Effective Transition to Socially Integrative Cities

EPEdna PasherEdna Pasher
LSLee SharirLee Sharir
OHOtthein HerzogOtthein Herzog
YNYahel NudlerYahel Nudler
BCBuyang CaoBuyang Cao
ZWZhiqiang WuZhiqiang Wu
MHMor HarirMor Harir

Enhancing Capacity Building for Urban Transformation as a Means to Close the Planning–Implementation Gap in Europe and China

SMSusanne MeyerSusanne Meyer
CBChristoph BrodnikChristoph Brodnik
GHGudrun HaindlmaierGudrun Haindlmaier
HNHans-Martin NeumannHans-Martin Neumann
DJDaiva Jakutyte-WalangitangDaiva Jakutyte-Walangitang
JCJianming CaiJianming Cai
YHYan HanYan Han
JLJing LinJing Lin

Regression Analyses of Air Pollution and Transport Based on Multiple Data Sources—A Decision Support Example for Socially Integrative City Planning

MLMingyue LiuMingyue Liu
BCBuyang CaoBuyang Cao
MCMengfan ChenMengfan Chen
OHOtthein HerzogOtthein Herzog
EPEdna PasherEdna Pasher
AWAnnemie WyckmansAnnemie Wyckmans
ZWZhiqiang WuZhiqiang Wu