The Novale Hub Citizen Innovation Laboratory (LabIC Novale), in Jaragua do Sul, has become the subject of a PhD thesis submitted by the researcher Diego Florez Ayalafrom the University of Vale do Itajaí (Univali), at Delft Technical University in the Netherlands.
In the free translation, the title is called “Sustainability Transitions in Urban Systems Innovation from a Circular Economy Perspective.”
The article talks about how Southern Jaragua It offers distinct characteristics in relation to other cities that also have laboratories such as LabIC, one of the first social innovations in Santa Catarina.
The researcher states that the lab is developing significant geographic immersion, and has a cooperation network between different institutions and seeks to promote cultural change to drive urban transformations continuous.
The work was presented at the 17th AESOP Academic Youth Conference, in Antwerp, Belgium. In June, it will be presented at the Eu-SPRI 2023 conference in Sussex, UK.
The researcher stresses that the interest of European researchers is great, especially in networks that investigate challenges and opportunities for sustainable transformations in countries of the Global South.
For those who design and perfect the laboratory in Garagua, being the subject of a thesis is cause for celebration, but also for responsibility.
Larisa TarachukiThe LabIC Novale coordinator noted that the project itself came from a doctoral dissertation in which she studied ways to use design and information and communication technologies to improve urban living.
Novale Hub CEO, Nelson Netoalso points out that making LabIC viable is essential for innovation to reach the most diverse social classes.
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