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The motivation for writing this book stems from our engagement with three undeniable trends in the twenty-frst century: a geographical trend of escalating urbanisation in a world shaken by multiple interdependent crises, a political trend of recognising the challenges following from this and placing them centrally into global plans for sustainable development, and thirdly, a trend in science policy of proclaiming the importance of interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary (ITD) research, not least to inform policymaking. While torn between challenges and opportunities, one aspect that seems to unite all urban sustainability agendas is an appeal for transformative change and for knowledge that can make it happen. Our collaborative book, Enabling the City, occupies this inconvenient, uncomfortable, inarticulate space – but a space almost universally acclaimed as necessary to solve the difcult processes and urban challenges of today. This book focuses on how inter- and transdisciplinary processes of knowledge production may contribute to transformation at a local level, inescapably infuenced by global trends. |
