@article{BansardHickmannKern2019,
  author    = {Bansard, Jennifer S. and Hickmann, Thomas and Kern, Kristine},
  title     = {Pathways to urban sustainability},
  series = {GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society},
  volume    = {28},
  journal   = {GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society},
  number    = {2},
  publisher = {Oekom Verlag},
  address   = {M{\"u}nchen},
  issn      = {0940-5550},
  doi       = {10.14512/gaia.28.2.9},
  pages     = {112 -- 118},
  year      = {2019},
  abstract  = {Recent years have seen a considerable broadening of the ambitions in urban sustainability policy-making. With its Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 11 Making cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable, the 2030 Agenda stresses the critical role of cities in achieving sustainable development. In the context of SDG17 on partnerships, emphasis is also placed on the role of researchers and other scientific actors as change agents in the sustainability transformation. Against this backdrop, this article sheds light on different pathways through which science can contribute to urban sustainability. In particular, we discern four forms of science-policy-society interactions as key vectors: 1. sharing knowledge and providing scientific input to urban sustainability policy-making; 2. implementing transformative research projects; 3. contributing to local capacity building; and 4. self-governing towards sustainability. The pathways of influence are illustrated with empirical examples, and their interlinkages and limitations are discussed. We contend that there are numerous opportunities for actors from the field of sustainability science to engage with political and societal actors to enhance sustainable development at the local level.},
  language  = {en}
}
@misc{FuhrHickmannKern2017,
  author    = {Fuhr, Harald and Hickmann, Thomas and Kern, Kristine},
  title     = {The role of cities in multi-level climate governance},
  series = {Current opinion in environmental sustainability},
  volume    = {30},
  journal   = {Current opinion in environmental sustainability},
  publisher = {Elsevier},
  address   = {Oxford},
  issn      = {1877-3435},
  doi       = {10.1016/j.cosust.2017.10.006},
  pages     = {1 -- 6},
  year      = {2017},
  abstract  = {The past two decades have witnessed widespread scholarly interest in the role of cities in climate policy-making. This research has considerably improved our understanding of the local level in the global response to climate change. The present article synthesizes the literature on local climate policies with respect to the 1.5 degrees C target. While most studies have focused on pioneering cities and networks, we contend that the broader impacts of local climate actions and their relationship to regional, national, and international policy frameworks have not been studied in enough detail. Against this backdrop, we introduce the concept of upscaling and contend that local climate initiatives must go hand in hand with higher-level policies and be better integrated into the multi-level governance system.},
  language  = {en}
}