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Table 2 Living-labs
Theme
Indicators
Living labs Is there a living lab in the campus, or an action plan to have one?
Main focus and objectives of the living lab
Is there a multi-method approach to share user-centered, co-creation methodology
with other living labs?
Are the living lab’s users engaged? How?
Is there a multi-stakeholder participation, with public and private sector, academia
and community representatives?
What is the real-life setting of the living lab?
How the co-creation is practiced?
Indicators based on Ref. Malmberg et al. (2017)
Table 3 Socioeconomic and
socioenvironmental
sustainability initiatives
Theme
Indicators
Socioeconomic and
socioenvironmental
sustainability initiatives
Does the University develop this
kind of initiative?
What are the focuses of this kind
of initiative?
(a) Innovation, research and
development
(b) Economic growth
(c) Environmental management
improvement
(d) Social inclusion
(e) Education
(f) Others, as…
Based on the experience of the authors
2.3 Obtaining Information
The information regarding the universities approached in this paper was obtained
via the HEI’s websites, complemented through follow-up consultations with professionals in the relevant institutions.
2.4 Selecting the Reference Universities
Although, at present, some governments in Europe and the United States of America
are reticent and resistant to the anthropic influence on climate change, research initiatives aiming for a more sustainable development are significant in both continents.
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Table 2 Living-labs
Theme
Indicators
Living labs Is there a living lab in the campus, or an action plan to have one?
Main focus and objectives of the living lab
Is there a multi-method approach to share user-centered, co-creation methodology
with other living labs?
Are the living lab’s users engaged? How?
Is there a multi-stakeholder participation, with public and private sector, academia
and community representatives?
What is the real-life setting of the living lab?
How the co-creation is practiced?
Indicators based on Ref. Malmberg et al. (2017)
Table 3 Socioeconomic and
socioenvironmental
sustainability initiatives
Theme
Indicators
Socioeconomic and
socioenvironmental
sustainability initiatives
Does the University develop this
kind of initiative?
What are the focuses of this kind
of initiative?
(a) Innovation, research and
development
(b) Economic growth
(c) Environmental management
improvement
(d) Social inclusion
(e) Education
(f) Others, as…
Based on the experience of the authors
2.3 Obtaining Information
The information regarding the universities approached in this paper was obtained
via the HEI’s websites, complemented through follow-up consultations with professionals in the relevant institutions.
2.4 Selecting the Reference Universities
Although, at present, some governments in Europe and the United States of America
are reticent and resistant to the anthropic influence on climate change, research initiatives aiming for a more sustainable development are significant in both continents.