Name
Living Lab Manchester (UK)
country
United Kingdom
Goal
Experiment with and test new solutions in an urban setting.
Main Topic
Responsible and circular economy: mobilizing industry for a clean and circular economy
All Topics
Sustainable food: from "farm to fork": a fair, healthy and environmentally-friendly food system
Responsible and circular economy: mobilizing industry for a clean and circular economy
Clean energy: supplying clean, affordable and secure energy
Mobility futures: accelerating the shift to sustainable and smart mobility
Biodiversity: preserving and restoring ecosystems and biodiversity
Fostering a just transition: leaving no one behind (fostering i.e. inclusivity, equity, empowerment of marginalized communities or other goals regarding justice)
Renovating homes: building and renovating in an energy- and resource-efficient way
Zero pollution ambition for a toxic-free environment
Increasing the EU's climate policy ambition for 2030 and 2050
Financing the transition (i.e. it facilitates and/or stimulates public and private investments needed for the transition to a climate-neutral, green, competitive and inclusive economy)
Scale
- City and peri-urban
Actors
- Community-based initiative (i.e. citizens, cooperative, neighbourhood group)
Main Activity
Providing knowledge transfer / advisory / education services;
Activities
- Designing policies and/or (management) strategies
- Developing and/or producing goods
- Providing knowledge transfer / advisory / education services
Source
This initiative is adapted from the TRANSIT project, ©2014 TRANsformative Social Innovation Theory (TRANSIT) http://www.transitsocialinnovation.eu/discover-our-cases-2
This initiative is self-reported and not identified by the SHARED GREEN DEAL Consortium
CONTACT
For further details please contact co-leads Dr Chris Foulds (chris.foulds@aru.ac.uk) and Dr Rosie Robison (rosie.robison@aru.ac.uk).
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under grant agreement No 101036640. The sole responsibility for the content of this website lies with the SHARED GREEN DEAL HAS project and does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the European Union.