Mutual Learning Communities Roadmap: Learning(s) from the ULALABS Experience
Keywords:
Transformative Pedagogy, Sustainability transformations, Living labs, Urban experiments, Learning communitiesSynopsis
This publication provides a methodological description and discussion on how to identify, articulate and activate Learning Communities for Urban Sustinability Transformations within and across European regions, contexts and thematics. The report highlights the experiences, key learning points and practical insights and provides a step-by-step roadmap to facilitate the replication of the ULALABS Learning Communities model and experience. ULALABS is a project that attempts to devise and test processes for mutual learning that result in transforming practices. A project where diverse actors come together to co-create knowledge, challenge assumptions, and build the capacities needed for more sustainable and inclusive urban futures.
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