Does social innovation help understand social impacts of communal neighborhoods?

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Abstract

Cities have been studied as a platform for sustainability transformation and social innovation, mainly focusing on environmental sustainability and emphasizing governance and citizen roles as transition actors. Previous studies have paid limited attention to the social aspects of sustainability and the role of business organizations as producers of socially targeted innovation. Our study develops a framework for the identification of social sustainability impacts of communal neighborhoods. Considering the residents' collaborative efforts for creating the sense of community, this paper explores whether the concept of social innovation is useful in conceptualizing the social sustainability impacts of communal neighborhoods. We use the framework to illustrate initial findings of a case analysis of two Finnish communal neighborhood concepts. The findings of our paper contribute to the discussion on social value, which has been identified as a central theme in the development of social innovation research.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of The XXXV ISPIM Innovation Conference
PublisherInternational Society for Professional Innovation Management ISPIM
ISBN (Electronic)978-952-65069-6-8
Publication statusPublished - 2024
MoE publication typeB3 Non-refereed article in conference proceedings
EventXXXV ISPIM Innovation Conference: Local Innovation Ecosystems for Global Impact - Tallinn, Estonia
Duration: 9 Jun 202412 Jun 2024

Conference

ConferenceXXXV ISPIM Innovation Conference
Country/TerritoryEstonia
CityTallinn
Period9/06/2412/06/24

Keywords

  • social innovation
  • sustainable cities
  • social sustainability
  • sustainability impacts
  • communal meoghborhoods
  • co-housing
  • social value
  • framework

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