Kes McCormick
Senior lecturer
Stockholm : Developing a citizen engagement laboratory for a local climate goal and the sharing economy
Author
Editor
- Iris Wang
- Hideaki Ninomiya
- Benjamen Gussen
Summary, in English
The uniqueness of the Stockholm test-bed is based on its close collaboration with a citizen initiative called Hammarby Sjöstad 2.0 around the mission to create a climate-neutral city district by 2027. The founder of Hammarby Sjöstad 2.0 is ElectriCITY, a (civic society NGO and) membership association which operates a number of energy initiatives in the area since 2012, primarily by targeting the need for knowledge-sharing between housing association boards. Over 30 housing associations are currently engaged in projects relating to optimized energy systems; joint procurement; a shared solar-cell park; and real estate hub for sharing data and preparations to form positive energy districts are ongoing. Since its start in 2017, Sharing City Stockholm has fuelled Hammarby Sjöstad 2.0 as a ‘citizen engagement lab’ by more directly involving households in reaching the climate goal. A workshop series ‘Klimatspanarna’ has been launched, with topics of interest to families with small children; and various projects are ongoing to promote sharing among neighbours, as an alternative to consumption, by experimenting with neighbourhood platforms and working with focus groups in selected residential blocks.
Department/s
- The International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics
Publishing year
2021
Language
English
Pages
113-117
Publication/Series
Sharing Cities 2020
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Document type
Book chapter
Publisher
Springer
Topic
- Social Sciences Interdisciplinary
Keywords
- sharing
- cities
- sustainability
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISBN: 978-981-15-8037-6
- ISBN: 978-981-15-8036-9