Co-creation; stakeholder engagement; social acceptance; behavioural change; Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH); sustainable transitions; business models; impact pathways; innovation uptake; participatory approaches
TOPIC 2 – Adaptive and Multifunctional Forest Management Systems
Role sought: Partner in a transdisciplinary consortium.
Main contribution: SSH and sustainable-transition expertise complementing forestry, ecology and technical partners.
Relevant expertise: Co-creation, stakeholder engagement, social acceptance, behavioural perspectives, sustainable transition pathways, business modelling and impact pathways.
Potential contribution to Topic 2: Societal and stakeholder dimensions related to the implementation of adaptive and multifunctional forest-management approaches.
Methods and activities: Co-creation and stakeholder engagement, analysis of acceptance and behavioural factors, development of transition and impact pathways, and business-model perspectives where relevant.
Partners sought: Coordinators and partners with expertise in forest management, forest ecology, the forestry sector or related technologies who are interested in integrating complementary SSH and stakeholder perspectives.
European project experience: Savonia's Sustainable Societies team have experience from Future DiverCities, Waste4Soil, VALUEWASTE and RURITAGE.
Savonia University of Applied Sciences is a Finnish higher education and applied RDI organisation with extensive experience in national and European collaborative projects. Through its Sustainable Societies research field, Savonia works with companies, public organisations, communities and research partners to advance sustainable transitions. The team contributes expertise in co-creation, stakeholder engagement, SSH perspectives, social acceptance, business modelling and impact pathways.
