Table 2 Shows each CUP, the actors involved, and the stated goals in detail, as well as categorized strategies and proposed outcome/outputs from each CUP
City University Partnership | Actors | Transformative Capacity Building Goals | Strategies | Proposed Outputs & Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Arizona State University – City of Tempe, Arizona, USA | City of Tempe administration, senior department heads from all departments, sustainability manager, ASU researchers, professors, and graduate students | • Increase sustainability literacy among senior city officials • Increase sustainability competence among senior city officials • Identify goals for sustainability in Tempe among city administration • Identify actions that support sustainability goals that have support among the administration • Identify key partners in the administration for actions | Research and analysis Workshops Document/policy | Goals/vision/plan creation New and deepened partnerships Sustainability/ Resilience competency Actions and implementation |
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology — City of Karlsruhe, Germany | Four city bureaus of Karlsruhe, the Consortium for Sustainability Outcomes (CSO), KIT students and three units of KIT,one masters student as accompanying research | • Support inter-bureau discourse on sustainability and cooperation with external partners • Foster a broader understanding of sustainability • Make sustainability more visible in the KIT and the City of Karlsruhe • Contribute to long-term cooperation city-KIT | Discourse and conversations Research and analysis | Sustainability/ Resilience competency New and deepened partnerships Political momentum and power |
Leuphana University — City of Lüneburg, Germany | City Sustainability Manager; individuals from four city departments; a variety of local actors (businesses, community groups, associations), local press; university researchers | • City-wide visioning exercise for the year 2030 • Facilitating conversations on the local interpretation of Sustainable Development Goals • Cross-departmental conversation on feasibility and adaptability of good practices | Discourse and conversations Workshops | Goals/vision/plan creation |
National Autonomous University of Mexico — Mexico City, Mexico | Resilience Agency (new official govt. office) in the Environment Secretariat of Mexico City; others at local (borough) scale and across other sectors of the city; NGOs; researchers and professors from UNAM | • Assisting in capacity-building in themes related to resilience for a greater implementation of the Resilience Strategy of Mexico City, with a focus in one case-study where there is a planning process occurring for better management of the area (Xochimilco) • Capacity-building includes system, futures, & collaborative thinking • Assisting the creation & implementation of a Reconstruction Plan after the September 19 earthquake in the local case-study | Research and analysis Document/policy | Goals/vision/plan creation Actions and implementation |
Portland State University —City of Portland, Oregon, USA | Four different bureaus working on asset management within the city. ~ 6 other bureaus that support asset management activities and coordination; Institute for Sustainable Solutions; graduate students | • Increasing inter-bureau conversations/understanding related to asset interdependencies under climate change and seismic scenarios • Empowering and activating individuals within those bureaus to collaborate together on cross-bureau planning and investments | Research and analysis Document/policy Workshops Discourse and conversations | Political momentum and power Sustainability/ Resilience competency New and deepened partnerships |