Zuid Transitions (Rotterdam)
There are persistent (or wicked) problems within (sub-) systems which require fundamental societal change in order to become more sustainable
Societal change is a highly complex and non-linear process at multiple scale levels
Next to taking a multi-level perspective as a starting point, it is important to understand transitions in terms of multiple domains (integral), multiple phases and multiple actors
Transition dynamics are a combination of destabilization at the meso level (regime) and the emergence of innovative niches at the micro level
Because of high level of complexity and uncertainty, governance of societal change requires a substantial degree of reflexivity
And because complexity and uncertainties are taken as a starting point, learning and experimenting are important aims for transition governance (‘learning-by-doing’ and ‘doing-by-learning’)
Learning can be improved by building a long-term framework as the basis for short term action
To live together
in a green and sustainable oasis
To live diversity
in a local social economy
Places for everyone
Collaborate on flowers
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Crayon on awnings, ink on awning
Dimensions:
415 x 175 cm
280 x 235 cm
160 x 150 cm
here installed at the Piet Zwart Institute, Rotterdam NL
Info: the text above is sampled from the Dutch Research Institute for Transitions, DRIFT
Crayon on awning:
