Transformative capacity in energy, food, and water (TANGO-W)
TANGO-W is an applied research project that uses Urban Transformative Capacities (UTC) at the interface of the food-energy-water nexus to tackle challenges associated with climate change and to encourage sustainable urban development.
The food-energy-water nexus is a field of research which investigates the synergies and conflicts of the production, consumption, and scarcity of food, energy, and water systems. TANGO-W proposes tackling these challenges by using the concept of Urban Transformative Capacity (UTC). UTC encompasses the collective ability of all actors in an urban innovation ecosystem to conceive of, prepare for, initiate, and perform transformative change at social, organisational and ecosystem levels, thus enabling sustainable future development.
The project focuses on two levels of capacity building: 1) the urban level, through the design and implementation of Urban Living Labs (ULL), and 2) the European level, through establishing a transdisciplinary Community of Practice (CoP) as an integrative coordinating transformation system. Both levels provide spaces for the development of UTC, thereby accelerating urban change in a sustainable direction. The project will result in policy recommendations for replication, training concepts, and pilot courses that support capacity building in the ULL cities—Weiz (AT), Kalgenfurt (AT), Stockholm (SE), Norrtälje (SE), Alytus (LT), Halden (NO), and Marker (NO).
Nordregio coordinates the efforts of the Swedish partners (Campus Roslagen and the City of Stockholm), contributes to demonstration, peer learning, and analysis of UTC among all ULLs, and leads the communication and dissemination of the project.
TANGO-W is a transnational project funded by ERA-NET Cofund Programme. This Programme, designed for the implementation of the European Research Area, aims to promote strategic cooperation between EU Member States and associated countries.
Project facts
Client:
Formas, VNNOVA, Energimyndigheten, European ENUTC Co-fund Program
Lead partner: Austrian Institute of Technology – AIT
Lead Partner of the Swedish Team: Nordregio
Other partners:
• Campus Roslagen AB (SE)
• City of Stockholm (SE)
• International Project Management Agency Klagenfurt on Lake Wörthersee GmbH (AT)
• 4ward Energy Research (AT)
• W.E.I.Z. Forschungs & Entwicklungs GmbH (WEIZ) (AT)
• Smart Innovation Norway (NO)
• Halden commune (NO)
• Marker commune (NO)
• Kaunas University of Technology,(LT)
• Alytus city municipality (LT)
• Climate KIC Holding BV (BE)
Date:
April, 2022 – February, 2025
Contact at UCV/Campus Roslagen:
Donatella Acquaviva | donatella.acquaviva@campusroslagen.se
