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Author:   Merritt Polk (University of Gothenburg, Sweden)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.390kg
ISBN:  

9780367599799

ISBN 10:   0367599791
Pages:   196
Publication Date:   30 June 2020
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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1. Co-producing knowledge for sustainable urban futures 2. Co-producing knowledge for whom, to what end? Reflections from the African Center for Cities in Cape Town, South Africa 3. The Gothenburg Story: Boundary-breaking partnerships for co-producing knowledge for urban change in Sweden 4. Collaboration across borders in Kisumu, Kenya: Crossing diverse divides 5. Creating urban knowledge arenas and active intermediaries at SURF – examples and experiences from Manchester, England 6. Multi-faceted engagement for urban sustainable futures in Melbourne and Southeast Asia 7. Stimulating and evaluating quality for knowledge co-production: The case of sustainable urban development 8. Critical issues and challenges for co-producing knowledge for urban change

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Merritt Polk is Associate Professor in Human Ecology at the School of Global Studies, the University of Gothenburg, and research director at Mistra Urban Futures. She has authored and co-authored numerous peer-reviewed articles, book chapters and governmental policy reports on a number of topics within the urban development discourse. She is currently leading the methodological and theoretical development of processes and research around the co-production of knowledge at the Center. Jaan-Henrik Kain is Associate Professor in Urban Transformation and Planning Processes at Chalmers Architecture, Chalmers University of Technology, and research director at Mistra Urban Futures. Jaan-Henrik’s primary area of research is the underlying mechanisms that support or hinder sustainable urban development. He has authored or co-authored numerous peer reviewed articles, book chapters, as well as edited a book in Swedish. He has also been involved in numerous action-oriented research projects, involving facilitation of multi-stakeholder learning processes in support of positive urban change.

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