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| Funder | Formas |
|---|---|
| Recipient Organization | Lund University |
| Country | Sweden |
| Start Date | Jan 01, 2023 |
| End Date | Dec 31, 2026 |
| Duration | 1,460 days |
| Number of Grantees | 2 |
| Roles | Principal Investigator; Co-Investigator |
| Data Source | Swedish Research Council |
| Grant ID | 2022-00585_Formas |
Urban infrastructure systems face transformation pressure due to climate change and rapid urbanization.
They are often characterized by a strikingly narrow set of technological, organizational and institutional set-ups, despite fundamental differences when it comes to material and institutional preconditions. Conventional solutions are inherently ill equipped to meet contemporary and emerging challenges.
There is thus a need to study transformation dynamics in urban infrastructure sectors, in terms of the institutionalization processes underpinning the emergence of sustainable infrastructure innovations and the mechanisms of multi-scalar spatial diffusion across different cities.
The project draws on transition studies, economic geography and neo-institutional theory, to advance a configurational perspective to analyze the modes and mechanisms of diffusion of sustainable infrastructure solutions; identify place-specific factors that influence these processes; and assess factors that influence the replicability of different configurations.
The empirical focus is on the institutionalization and spatial diffusion of two emerging configurations underpinned by a shift to de-centralized sanitation infrastructure, namely Small-Scale Source-Separating Sanitation Systems (6S) and Citywide Inclusive Sanitation (CWIS).
The project traces and compares (de-)contextualization- and spatial diffusion processes using a combination of STCA and qualitative case studies.
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