Co-Creation Labs

rural / urban

Co-creation Labs

Seven Rural-Urban Co-creation Labs of diverse geographic and socio-cultural contexts will be outfitted with social and technological innovations. These innovations will support further visualization, realization, and experimentation and help highlight the social connectivity and innovation aspect of RURBANIVE. Insights from Social Sciences and Humanities in general will be brought into the fold, in an inclusive and accessible setup.

Burgos, Spain

RUE in development: Employ different cognitive computing tools to foster sustainable tourism by attracting urban populations to rural areas through personalised experiences
Main challenge: Stop rural depopulation and promote sustainable cultural tourism
Primary domain: Culture, landscape and heritage access and promotion
Secondary domain: User engagement, empowerment, society, and territorial awareness
Lead: CARTIF
Topography: plateau / reservoirs / lakes

Milos, Greece

RUE in development: Quarry Restoration with Mediterranean biome-adapted plants & crops, and a Botanical Path tour
Main challenge: Increase the diversification of ecosystem restoration and improve its integration with agriculture
Primary domain: Ecosystem & biodiversity restoration
Secondary domain: Culture, landscape and heritage access and promotion
Lead: IMERYS
Topography: island / volcanic / coastal

Trikala, Greece

RUE in development: A simulation software that will explore alternatives to enhance connectivity between urban centres and their suburban and rural counterparts
Main challenge: Improve transport connections between rural and urban areas and promote sustainable cultural tourism
Primary domain: Enhanced mobility
Secondary domain: Culture, landscape and heritage access and promotion
Lead: ICCS
Topography: mountains / rivers

Lower Austria, Austria

RUE in development: Standardized Data Sets, Sankey Diagrams, Multi-Criteria Resource Analysis (MCRA), Innovation Pathways
Main challenge: Reduce the environmental footprint of the exchange of secondary resources by developing the regional circular bioeconomy
Primary domain: Regional circular bioeconomy development
Secondary domain: Improving logistics, and shortening value chains
Lead: alchemia-nova
Topography: hilly / flatland / river

Prague, Czech Republic

RUE in development: A socially driven digital platform to educate and popularise the food industry for the general public
Main challenge: Increase awareness about the benefits of consuming local agri-food products and provide access to the latest know-how on innovation and business opportunities in agri-food production
Primary domain: Improving logistics, and shortening value chains
Secondary domain: User engagement, empowerment, society, and territorial
awareness
Lead: CZU
Topography: plateau / basin

Lemgo, Germany

RUE in development: A simulation software that will explore alternatives to enhance connectivity between urban centres and their suburban and rural counterparts
Main challenge: Improve transport connections between the city and its Innovation Campus, and expand its entrepreneurial and innovation outlook
Primary domain: Enhanced mobility
Secondary domain: User engagement, empowerment, society, and territorial awareness
Lead: ICL
Topography: valley / rivers

Kedainiai, Lithuania

RUE in development: Leverage local resources to drive equitable economic
development & balanced exchange of value between rural and urban areas
Main challenge: Improve rural economic and social growth by promoting innovative business ecosystems and shifting from city-centric regional policies
Primary domain: User engagement, empowerment, society, and territorial
awareness
Secondary domain: Regional circular bioeconomy development
Lead: AFL
Topography: lowland / agricultural / artificial lake

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