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Report 2025:2
Urban Transformative Capacities: good practice guide for replication
Thomas N. Mikkelsen, Thomas Nacht, Doris Wilhelmer
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Executive summary
1. Introduction
1.1 Purpose and scope of the guide
1.2 Overview of Urban Transformative Capacity (UTC)
1.3 The TANGO-W project and Urban Living Labs (ULLs)
2. Methodology
2.1 Data collection process
2.2 Analysis approach
3. Urban Transformative Capacity components: best practices and lessons learned
3.1 Inclusive and multi-form governance
3.2 Transformative leadership
3.3 Empowered communities of practice
3.4 System analysis
3.5 Sustainability foresight
3.6 Practical experimentation
3.7 Innovation embedding
3.8 Reflexivity and social learning
3.9 Working across human agency levels
3.10 Working across political-administrative levels and geographical scales
4. Implementing and managing Urban Living Labs
4.1 Establishing an Urban Living Lab
4.2 Stakeholder engagement and co-creation
4.3 Knowledge management and transfer
4.4 Impact assessment and monitoring
5. Case Studies from TANGO-W Urban Living Labs
5.1. Weiz, Austria
5.2 Klagenfurt, Austria
5.3 Stockholm, Sweden
5.4 Norrtälje, Sweden
5.5 Alytus, Lithuania
5.6 Halden, Norway
5.7 Marker, Norway
6. Challenges and solutions in developing Urban Transformative Capacity
6.1 Common challenges faced by ULLs
6.2 Innovative solutions and approaches
7. Replication and scaling strategies
7.1 Introducing New Roles in UTC Projects
7.2 Scaling up successful innovations
7.3 Policy Recommendations for Urban Transformation
8. Future outlook for Urban Transformative Capacity development
8.1 Emerging trends and opportunities
8.2 Securing resources amid global challenges
9. Conclusion
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