summary
BioTraCes aims to support local case studies in their efforts to catalyze much needed transformative changes in society, policy, and economy to ensure the well-being of humans and nature. The project involves 10 partners from nine european countries that will study diverse case studies in sectors such as forestry, food production, and urbanization. BioTraCes will result in an empirically grounded understanding of how transformative changes can be catalyzed in ways that are not only effective but also just. The research by the University of Twente will collaborate closely with the citizen initiative Foodpark Amsterdam (link). This initiative has created a positive future vision for the last remaining open area with fertile soil in the city of Amsterdam. To protect the area from being used to build distribution centers, they have created a vision for a foodpark as a ‘commons’ based on values of sustainability, agroecology, and social inclusion. Foodpark Amsterdam aims to offer a place for the inhabitants of the city for recreation, reflection, social connection, and entrepreneurship. The idea is to create a place that embodies the very idea of transformative change. The action research process adopted by BioTRaCes will enable research to contribute directly not just to knowledge but also the practice of transformative change.
partners
The BIOTraCes project is funded by Horizon Europe, project website: https://www.biotraces.eu. You can follow project updates on LinkedIn: https://nl.linkedin.com/company/biotraces
Project duration: 1 December 2022- 31 November 2026.
who's working on this project
Contact: Prof. dr. Esther Turnhout
