Some of our ONGOING PROJECTS:

InContext: Individuals in Context

Supportive Environments for Sustainable Living.
InContext tries to identify drivers and barriers for sustainability on an individual and collective level. It assumes that both individual and collective behaviors respond to an external context (like social norms, policies, and infrastructure) and an internal context (like needs, values and priorities) which is why both have to be taken into account when aiming for sustainable development.

EOS Transep DGO – Transitie in energie & proces voor duurzame gebiedsontwikkeling

Het project Transitie in energie & proces voor duurzame gebiedsontwikkeling onderzoekt de randvoorwaarden en contouren voor een transitie op bestuurlijk en procesniveau waarmee een duurzame gebiedsontwikkeling in de gebouwde omgeving mogelijk wordt gemaakt. Meer informatie over dit project is ook te vinden op de website www.duurzamegebiedsontwikkeling.nl.

MUSIC – Urban Transition Management

Within the Interreg funded MUSIC project, the cities of Ghent, Aberdeen, Ludwigsburg, Montreuil and Rotterdam will develop city specific transition networks and agenda’s in the area of climate and energy. DRIFT will assist the cities in their urban transition management strategies tailored to the specific context and challenges of each city. The MUSIC project therefore also will provide an important empirical basis to elaborate the methodology of urban transition management and apply it in different (national) socio-political contexts.

Reflexive monitoring of the Rotterdam Climate Initiative Programme

Transition monitoring aimed at gradual redesign of the RCI programme towards a transition program, including development of a set of transition indicators for actually monitoring and (re)structuring of progress of desired societal transitions, the targets and strategies.

A selection of PAST PROJECTS:

mensenzorgTransition Arena in Long-term Healthcare
Transition arena process, including the setting up of the arena, structuring of the problem and envisioning the future for long-term healthcare in The Netherlands. Furthermore the deepening of the subthemes of the future scenario via so-called action arena’s. > website of the transition programme >>> healthcare area page at Drift

charloisNeighbourhood Arena Oud-Charlois
The Neighbourhood Arena brings a group of people in Oud-Charlois together to jointly propose a new perspective for the neighborhood. The group consists of residents, local businesses and stakeholders from various institutions and the community. The Neighbourhood Arena, an experiment in new types of governance, is conducted jointly with dS + V of the Rotterdam municipality. >> weblog (in Dutch)

pact op zuidEvaluation Pact op Zuid
Evaluation and redesign of the socio-economic program of the city of Rotterdam and a number of housing corporations to improve the living quality of the southern part of the city. > final report.

stadshavensEnvisioning and area development CityHarbors Rotterdam
Involvement in various ways in the development of a transition strategy for the 1600 hectares old City Ports Rotterdam area, including the development of sustainability criteria. > final report Stadshavens: creating on the edge >> final report 2005-2008

spatial planningSpatial Planning Transition
The Habiforum programme aims to develop new concepts and tools for the growing complexity of land development. This study looks at trends in spatial development from a transition perspective. It shows that current spatial planning methods are not geared to the challenges awaiting the Netherlands. A fundamental shift in thinking and acting, a paradigm shift, is needed. Yet there is reason for optimism, because there are many new and innovative micro-scale experiments that create alternatives for the dominant culture and structure. > final report

corazoneCorazone: the connection between Rotterdam and Antwerpen
Experimental vision study on spatial planning in the cross-border area Rotterdam – Antwerp. Six geographic spots are recognized as being under the influence of in total seven societal transitions. Travelling through this area, four DRIFT researchers connect their knowledge of these system changes with the future appearance of the six geo-spots. Results have been presented for the top of the ministry of agriculture and in several spatial planning workshops. > final report

Parkstad Limburg
Transition management process for the Dutch region now dubbed Parkstad Limburg, which brought together a transition arena of societal actors that developed a broad vision and agenda, including a portfolio of concrete projects and experiments. >> parkstad website

nwoTransitions: what drives them and how are they managed?
NWO research led by René Kemp and Jan Rotmans into the development and management of the Dutch waste sector. > details of this NWO programme.

gaveEvaluation of GAsvormige en Vloeibare klimaatneutrale Energiedragers (GAVE)
Evaluation of a NOVEM (Dutch energy innovation organisation) innovation programme on gaseous and liquid climate neutral energy carriers. > details of GAVE

energietransitieEnergy Transition
Process organized by the Dutch ministry of Economic Affairs based on the transition management concept. DRIFT was involved mainly in the biomass sub-process. > details of the Energy Transition process

ovamOVAM in transition
Study into the possibilities for transition management in the Flemish waste-management council OVAM based on an analytical study and a participatory process. Resulted in process design and transition management process. >> website ‘plan c’

lneSustainable living in Flanders
Two year project in collaboration with TNO aimed at developing a transition arena and a collective vision and agenda for sustainable living and housing in Flanders. Project issued by the Flemish Ministry for Living Environment and Infrastructure (since 2006 Living Environment, Nature and Energy) and seen as an experiment with the transition management approach. >> website ‘duurzaam wonen en bouwen’

Knowledge Network for System Innovation and Transition (KSI)
KSI was the Knowledge Network for System Innovations and Transitions. This is an interdisciplinary research network that executed a large research programme between 2005-2010. DRIFT was partner and secretary of the network.