InContext Case Study Analysis

Publication: Case Study
Citation: Baasch, Stefanie et al. 2012: Case study analysis: document analysis. [InContext Deliverable]. Berlin: Ecologic Institute.

This report presents a document analysis on the four case studies that build on the InContext project’s WP3. The general purpose is to provide a better understanding on how niches of alternative more sustainable consumption and production practices are created, and how they can later be diffused or mainstreamed.

InContext Literature Review & Research Survey

Year 2012

Publication:Document

The purpose of this document is to present the InContext approach in terms of dissemination. In particular, it provides an overview of dissemination tools available to the partners, describes division of tasks among partners and clarifies responsibilities related to reporting and documentation.

InContext Feedback and Dissemination Strategy

Year 2011

Publication:Case Study

This empirical report presents the four case studies of the InContext project: GELA - GEmeinsam LAndwirtschaften, a community-supported agriculture project and Thursday Veggie Day, an initiative to reduce meat consumption, and Municipal Energy Transition Process and Emission-Zero cooperative, two projects for citizen-led investments in renewable energies. The study is available for download.

Case Study Report – Sustainable Consumption and Production Niches

Year 2012

Publication:Report

This synthesis report reflects on the four cases of alternative consumption and production niches observed in InContext. From the cross-examination of the empirical material, it distills tentative conclusions on what can be learnt from the emergence and governance patterns of these niches. The case study is available for download.

Alternative Collective Consumption and Production Niches

Lessons from their emergence, developement and governance

Year 2013

Publication:Poster

As part of the project InContext, Ecologic Institute has designed four posters concerned with sustainable lifestyle initiatives in the Netherlands, Germany, and Austria. The posters, illustrated with photos and maps, provide in-depth information on the process and results of the initiatives. They were displayed at the final project conference of InContext and are available for download.

Sustainable Lifestyle – InContext Poster Series

Year 2013

Publication:Document

Action research is the collaborative production of scientifically and socially relevant knowledge through a participatory process. Real-life problems are addressed and new theoretical insights gained. This research brief introduces the concepts of action research, sustainability transitions, and transition management. It presents key issues for conducting action research and how these have been dealt with in the practice of the research teams in the three communities of the InContext project. Furthermore it reflects on the role of the action researcher. The research brief is available for download.

Action Research for Sustainability

Reflections on Transition Management in Practice.

Year 2013

Publication:Policy Brief

From urban gardening and networks of sharing to community-owned wind farms: citizens' initiatives emerge all over Europe in a quest to find new answers to today's pressing challenges. This policy brief explores new forms of cooperation between local governments and these bottom-up initiatives. It argues that getting involved with initiatives helps local governments to be an active player in their community's change dynamics. This cooperation furthermore requires new ways of engaging and participating between the groups.

Going Out of the Town Hall

The Benefits and How They Can Be Achieved

Year 2013

Publication:Policy Brief

This policy brief outlines the main characteristics of this approach and the challenges that these pose for research funders. It discusses whether and how this kind of research can be scaled up and how EU funding mechanisms could support solution-oriented, transformative research. The policy brief is available for download.

How the EU can Support Local Transition Processes

Year 2013

Event:Conference

On 6–7 June 2013, the final conference of InContext, together with the Informed Cities Forum 2013, took place in Berlin. It provided a creative platform for local initiatives, policymakers, and researchers to exchange insights, ideas, and experiences on transition processes. At the core of the conference was the question of how to create space for change and move towards better places, stronger communities, and resilient societies.

InContext Final Conference & Informed Cities Forum 2013

6 - 7 June 2013
Berlin, Germany

Language: English
Authorship: Haran Bar-On

Katharina Umpfenbach

Stefanie Baasch (Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research)

Ariane Debourdeau (L'Université libre de Bruxelles)
Funding: European Commission, Directorate-General Research (DG Research), International
Published by: Ecologic Institute, Germany
Year: 2012
Dimension: 152 pp.
Project: Individuals in Context: Supportive Environments for Sustainable Living (InContext)
Project ID: 2706
Table of contents: Click to show full table of contents

1 Executive summary
2 Introduction
3 Case study n°1: Gela (Gemeinsam Landwirtschaften), Vienna, Austria
3.1 Methodology
3.2 Content Analysis
3.2.1 Overall aim of the project
3.2.2 Actors and motivations
3.2.3 Process description and timeline
3.2.4 Future steps
3.3 Background to the niche development
3.3.1 Overview of the niche development in other contexts
3.3.2 First screening of the policies and legislations in the relevant policy field/s
3.4 Discussion of outcomes
3.4.1 Drivers and barriers for producers (farmers)
3.4.2 Drivers and barriers for Consumers
3.5 Study current and past diffusions
3.6 Governance (Sub-questions)
3.6.1 External governance
3.6.2 Internal governance
3.7 Summary
4 Case study n° 3: Wolfhagen 100% REC
4.1 Methodology
4.1.1 Overall aim of the project
4.1.2 Actors and motivations
4.1.3 Process description and timeline
4.1.4 Future steps
4.2 Discussion of Outcomes
4.3 Governance (Sub-questions)
5 Case Study n° 3: ‘Thursday Veggie Day’, from Ghent to Brussels
5.1 Methodology
5.2 Content Analysis
5.2.1 Overall aim of the project
5.2.2 Actors and motivations
5.2.3 Process description and timeline
5.2.4 Future steps
5.3 Background to the niche development
5.3.1 Overview of the niche development in other contexts
5.3.2 First screening of the policies and legislations in the relevant policy field/s
5.4 Discussion of Outcomes
5.5 Study current and past diffusions
5.6 Governance (Sub-questions)
5.6.1 External governance
5.6.2 Internal governance
5.6.3 Interplay between external and internal governance
5.7 Summary
6 Case Study n° 4: ‘Emissions-Zero’ (EZ) Cooperative in Belgium
6.1 Methodology
6.2 Content Analysis
6.2.1 Overall aim of the project
6.2.2 Actors and motivations
6.2.3 Process description
6.2.4 Future steps
6.3 Background to the niche development
6.3.1 Overview of the niche development in other contexts
6.3.2 First screening of the policies and legislations in the relevant policy field/s
6.4 Discussion of Outcomes
6.5 Study current and past diffusions
6.6 Governance
6.6.1 External governance
6.6.2 Internal governance
6.6.3 Interplay between external and internal governance
6.7 Summary
7 ANNEXES
7.1 Annex 1: Documents collected for analysing the ‘Emissions-zero cooperative’
7.2 Annex 2: References (url) used for Thursday Veggie Day mapping
7.3 Annex 3: R.K. Pachauri decisive catalyst for Thursday Veggie Day project – Conference hold at Ghent Uni., 2008.08.30
7.4 Annex 4: Meat consumption, an issue during WW1 & 2
7.5 Annex 5: Documents collected for analysing the ‘Emissions-zero cooperative’
7.6 Annex6: REScoop charter
7.7 Annex 7: EZ objectives: 500 wind turbines in Wallonia in 2020
7.8 Annex 8: Wind cooperatives experiences in some European countries
7.9 Annex 9: Wind cooperatives in Belgium
7.10 Annex 10: Wind power in Belgium: evolution over time and by type of operator
7.11 Annex 11: Public-private-citizen partnership according to J.-F. Mitsch from EZ cooperative
7.12 Annex 12: Wind turbine financing
7.13 Annex 13: REScoop ‘Shared Energy Charter’
Keywords: Cities

Consumer Policy

EU

Europe, Netherlands, Austria, Carnisse, Wolfenhagen, Finkenstein, Gänserndorf, Les Vents d'Houyet, Belgium, Gent, Brussels