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Project

CROWD_USG. Crowdsourcing Urban Sustainability Governance
Acronym
CROWD_USG
Code
41B03417
Duration
01 June 2017 → 31 May 2019
Funding
European funding: framework programme
Research disciplines
  • Social sciences
    • Urban and regional geography
    • Environmental sociology
Keywords
crowdsourcing urban sustainability people-led innovation
Other information
 
Project description
 

The project explores the potential of crowdsourcing to advance innovative urban sustainability governance models. Research hypothesis are tested against evidences collected through investigation on the city of Ghent. Actor-Network Theory framework and Scenario Building analysis are adopted for investigating social, political and economic development determined by the introduction of crowdsourcing processes.

 
Role of Ghent University
 The Centre for Sustainable Development (CDO), Department of Political Sciences, at Ghent University is the hosting institution for CROWD_USG project, and provide the necessary scientific and logistic support for the research and related activities to be performed.
 
 
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Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Research Executive Agency (REA). Neither the European Union nor the authority can be held responsible for them.