The new normative: synergistic scenario planning for carbon-neutral cities and regions

Joe Ravetz; Aleksi  Neuvonen; Raine Mantysalo

doi:10.1080/00343404.2020.1813881

The new normative: synergistic scenario planning for carbon-neutral cities and regions

Joe Ravetz, Aleksi Neuvonen, Raine Mantysalo

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Carbon-neutral targets are a ‘new normative’ for cities and regions around the world. Such targets call for rapid system transformations, beyond the normal remit of urban-regional planning. In response, we propose a framework of theory and practice, in three parts: ‘trading zone’ concepts for collaborative planning; ‘scenario back-casting’ for longer horizons; and ‘synergistic thinking’ for systems transformation. We demonstrate this with the carbon-neutral journey of Greater Manchester. The results suggest the ‘new normative for cities and regions can be greatly facilitated by ‘synergistic scenario planning’, in theory and practice.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	150-163
Number of pages	14
Journal	Regional Studies
Volume	55
Issue number	1
Early online date	14 Oct 2020
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2020.1813881
Publication status	Published - 14 Oct 2020

Keywords

scenario backcasting
trading zone
boundary object
carbon neutral
collective intelligence
Greater Manchester

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Peri-urbanization & climate-environment change
Ravetz, J. (PI) & Pinto, N. (CoI)
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Deeper City: Collective Intelligence and the Pathways from Smart to Wise
Ravetz, J., 19 May 2020, 1 ed. New York : Routledge. 418 p.
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Foresight in cities: on the possibility of a “strategic urban intelligence”
Ravetz, J. & Miles, I., Sept 2016, In: Foresight. 18, 5, p. 469-490 22 p.
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The new normative: synergistic scenario planning for carbon-neutral cities and regions

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Deeper City: Collective Intelligence and the Pathways from Smart to Wise

Foresight in cities: on the possibility of a “strategic urban intelligence”

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