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latter, of course, is the most convenient, yet not always the most efficient, way to
approach the critical issue of transaction costs.
11
The following section presents two case studies on particular aspects of sustainable resource management: transferring know-how and knowledge on sustainable
development to German communities. These government-funded projects, carried
out by IfaS, follow two tracks. First, The Sustainability Roadshow is a communication
programme specifically developed to disseminate research findings and communicate
knowledge and know-how on decentralised sustainable development. Second, the
Dorfkern Limited project is an example of a market mechanism to support sustainable
resource management (SRM) and sustainable development (SD), demonstrating a
public–private partnership (PPP) approach to securing necessary funds and allocating
the necessary human capital to the sustainable development of small villages.
14.4 Programmes and Concepts
14.4.1 The Sustainability Roadshow
Since 1999, the German Ministry of Research and Education (BMBF) has offered
research grants for sustainability research under the Forschung für Nachhaltigkeit
(FONA) programme. After spending billions of euros and commissioning over a
hundred projects,
12 questions were raised on the impact of the projects in the real
world.
IfaS was contracted in 2018 to design and implement a research project on the
transferability of FONA products to communities in Germany. The project was
divided into four areas of activity:
1. The analysis and evaluation of FONA products with regard to their transferability;
2. The selection of feasible products for practical transfer;
3. The presentation of these products to German communities in six major
Roadshow conferences;
4. The selection of 27 model communities from among Roadshow participants.
The analysis of the research projects from the FONA database immediately
showed the difficulty of maintaining sustainability and transferring the concept to
communities. Only a few products were left for transfer and even fewer were developed for practical application. The definition of sustainability and sustainable projects
needed to be clarified, as some projects and outcomes were of questionable value
according to the 17 SDG indicators. Using new software tools to optimise and accelerate the search for available commercial real estate in communities might help the
local economy, but otherwise interfere with other aspects of sustainable land use.
11 Based on our own experiences.
12 e3.3 billion during the period from 2005 to 2014, with another e2 billion from 2015 to 2020.
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latter, of course, is the most convenient, yet not always the most efficient, way to
approach the critical issue of transaction costs.
11
The following section presents two case studies on particular aspects of sustainable resource management: transferring know-how and knowledge on sustainable
development to German communities. These government-funded projects, carried
out by IfaS, follow two tracks. First, The Sustainability Roadshow is a communication
programme specifically developed to disseminate research findings and communicate
knowledge and know-how on decentralised sustainable development. Second, the
Dorfkern Limited project is an example of a market mechanism to support sustainable
resource management (SRM) and sustainable development (SD), demonstrating a
public–private partnership (PPP) approach to securing necessary funds and allocating
the necessary human capital to the sustainable development of small villages.
14.4 Programmes and Concepts
14.4.1 The Sustainability Roadshow
Since 1999, the German Ministry of Research and Education (BMBF) has offered
research grants for sustainability research under the Forschung für Nachhaltigkeit
(FONA) programme. After spending billions of euros and commissioning over a
hundred projects,
12 questions were raised on the impact of the projects in the real
world.
IfaS was contracted in 2018 to design and implement a research project on the
transferability of FONA products to communities in Germany. The project was
divided into four areas of activity:
1. The analysis and evaluation of FONA products with regard to their transferability;
2. The selection of feasible products for practical transfer;
3. The presentation of these products to German communities in six major
Roadshow conferences;
4. The selection of 27 model communities from among Roadshow participants.
The analysis of the research projects from the FONA database immediately
showed the difficulty of maintaining sustainability and transferring the concept to
communities. Only a few products were left for transfer and even fewer were developed for practical application. The definition of sustainability and sustainable projects
needed to be clarified, as some projects and outcomes were of questionable value
according to the 17 SDG indicators. Using new software tools to optimise and accelerate the search for available commercial real estate in communities might help the
local economy, but otherwise interfere with other aspects of sustainable land use.
11 Based on our own experiences.
12 e3.3 billion during the period from 2005 to 2014, with another e2 billion from 2015 to 2020.