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How can we plan sustainable agri-urban systems in an urbanised world?

How can we plan sustainable agri-urban systems in an urbanised world?

Rapid urbanisation is one of the greatest challenges affecting global development efforts toward sustainable development goals. Such goals include agri-food systems that are locally available, healthy, safe, as well as physically and economic accessible to all urban dwellers with the least environmental impact.

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Findings from inspiring bottom-up initiatives

Findings from inspiring bottom-up initiatives

ACCTING has published a report on these inspiring practice cases of bottom-up initiatives, examining their types and characteristics. The mapped initiatives are described according to ACCTING’s eight research lines. For each of the following research lines, an analysis of the bottom-up initiatives highlights common themes of implementation, justice profiles and specific barriers and drivers.

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What does bottom-up mean?

What does bottom-up mean?

Bottom-up usually refers to citizen-led activities where citizens collaborate and themselves keep control of the aims, the means, and the actual implementation of their activities.

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What does circular economy mean?

What does circular economy mean?

Circular economy refers to a system that encourages the reuse, recycling and refurbishment of products and materials such that there is minimum use of primary resources. The aim is to establish environmentally friendly production and consumption behaviour by minimising waste generation.

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What does transport poverty mean?

What does transport poverty mean?

Transport poverty refers to the ways in which socioeconomic conditions affect everyday mobility and people’s access to transport. If someone is transport poor, it means that a person lacks mobility recourses to access work, education, health, and social networks.

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What does behavioural change mean?

What does behavioural change mean?

Behavioural change defines a change in the behaviour of an individual or a group. This change can be temporary, long-term, or permanent. The question of behavioural change and, more generally, changing lifestyles is a key issue in the ecological transition.

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Findings from inspiring bottom-up initiatives

Findings from inspiring bottom-up initiatives

ACCTING has published a report on these inspiring practice cases of bottom-up initiatives, examining their types and characteristics. ... read more

Co-creating innovative solutions: ACCTING to hold its first Open Studios

Co-creating innovative solutions: ACCTING to hold its first Open Studios

As ACCTING’s first project cycle is coming to an end soon, the team is organising the first set of Open Studios, taking place in March ... read more

ACCTING seminar on Feminist Methodologies

ACCTING seminar on Feminist Methodologies

ACCTING is organising an online seminar which aims to explore the ways in which feminist methodologies will improve research, as well ... read more

Introducing ACCTING’s research lines

Introducing ACCTING’s research lines

ACCTING aims to understand the impact of Green Deal policy initiatives on individual and collective behaviours with specific attention ... read more

What makes the ACCTING project distinctive?

What makes the ACCTING project distinctive?

In this article, we explore the project's goals and challenge, the features that make it distinctive and the difference it aims to make. read more

Launch of ACCTING: AdvanCing behavioural Change Through an INclusive Green deal

Launch of ACCTING: AdvanCing behavioural Change Through an INclusive Green deal

The new EU-funded project ACCTING, which aims to tackle inequalities exacerbated by Green Deal policies and advance behavioural change, read more

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