GERMINATION EXPANSION: Center for Urban Transformations at Georgia State University

萌芽扩张：佐治亚州立大学城市转型中心

• 批准号: 2203718
• 负责人: David Iwaniec
• 金额: $ 50万
• 依托单位: Georgia State University Research Foundation, Inc.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2022-07-01 至 2025-06-30
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2203718&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: GERMINATION; EXPANSION; Center; Urban; Transformations

This project is funded through the NSF Directorate for Engineering Germination program, which seeks to foster the development of pedagogical approaches to increase the ability of academic researchers to formulate research questions and ideas with potentially transformative outcomes. The goal of this Germination Expansion project is to develop a Center for Urban Transformations at Georgia State University expanding on an educational model piloted at Arizona State University for graduate research and training in urban sustainability (funded through NSF award 1444755). The pilot successfully equipped graduate students to collaborate across disciplinary lines (for example, ecology, engineering, and social science) and with decision-makers, practitioners, and civic groups to produce novel research agendas, datasets, and questions to solve complex urban problems. Under the aegis of this Expansion award, the Center for Urban Transformations at Georgia State University aims to scale the pilot model to the Greater Atlanta region through strategic partnerships with diverse research-practice networks. Likely broader impacts of the proposed center are inherent in its focus on sustainable cities, with a centering on equity and resilience for under-resourced communities. As a minority-serving institution, Georgia State University is well-positioned to provide a valuable experience to students from underrepresented minority groups.This project aims to foster the transformative capacities needed to co-produce innovative research agendas that advance urban sustainability transformations. The central research question of the project is: What capacities are needed for students, researchers, practitioners, and community partners to co-produce innovative research agendas that advance sustainability transformations? In addressing this research question the project seeks to: increase the motivation and capacity of the next generation of urban systems scientists to conduct, apply, and communicate transdisciplinary transformations research; promote co-learning and collaboration among graduate students, scientists, and decision-makers to advance urban social-ecological-technological systems transformations; and ensure the participation of diverse groups of people in the knowledge-implementation cycle. These goals will be approached through a diverse set of activities, including: (1) an Urban Transformations Studio interdisciplinary core course for graduate students in a range of fields related to urban sustainability; (2) an Urban Transformations Summer School designed to enhance science communication and interdisciplinary research skills; (3) an Atlanta Transformative Leader Series to foster relationships with community stakeholders and thought leaders; (4) mentorship and support through involvement in research-practitioner networks; and (5) Knowledge Mobilization Showcase events. Evaluation of progress on the goals, objectives, activities, and student capacities will be guided by the Value-Engaged, Educative evaluation approach.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

该项目由美国国家科学基金会工程萌芽计划委员会资助，该计划旨在促进教学方法的发展，以提高学术研究人员提出具有潜在变革性结果的研究问题和想法的能力。这一萌芽扩展项目的目标是在亚利桑那州立大学试点的教育模式的基础上，在佐治亚州立大学建立一个城市转型中心，进行城市可持续发展的研究生研究和培训(由国家科学基金会奖1444755提供资金)。试点成功地使研究生具备了跨学科(例如，生态学、工程学和社会科学)以及与决策者、从业者和民间团体合作的能力，以产生新的研究议程、数据集和问题，以解决复杂的城市问题。在这一扩展奖的支持下，佐治亚州立大学城市转型中心旨在通过与不同的研究-实践网络建立战略合作伙伴关系，将试点模式扩展到大亚特兰大地区。拟议的中心可能产生更广泛的影响，这是其对可持续城市的固有关注，重点是资源不足社区的公平性和弹性。作为一所为少数群体服务的机构，佐治亚州立大学处于有利地位，可以为来自代表不足的少数群体的学生提供宝贵的经验。该项目旨在培养所需的变革能力，以共同制定推动城市可持续发展转型的创新研究议程。该项目的中心研究问题是：学生、研究人员、从业者和社区合作伙伴需要什么能力来共同制定推动可持续发展转型的创新研究议程？在解决这一研究问题时，该项目力求：提高下一代城市系统科学家进行、应用和交流跨学科转型研究的动力和能力；促进研究生、科学家和决策者之间的共同学习和合作，以推进城市社会-生态-技术系统转型；并确保不同群体的人参与知识实施周期。将通过一系列不同的活动来实现这些目标，其中包括：(1)为与城市可持续发展有关的一系列领域的研究生举办城市变革工作室跨学科核心课程；(2)举办城市变革暑期学校，旨在加强科学交流和跨学科研究技能；(3)举办亚特兰大变革领袖系列活动，以促进与社区利益攸关方和思想领袖的关系；(4)通过参与研究-从业人员网络提供指导和支持；(5)知识动员展示活动。对目标、目标、活动和学生能力的进展的评估将遵循价值参与、教育评估的方法。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

项目成果

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• DOI: 10.3389/fcomm.2023.1090112
• 发表时间: 2023
• 期刊: Frontiers in Communication
• 影响因子: 2.4
• 作者: Cox, Michael;Harrison, Hannah L.;Partelow, Stefan;Curtis, Steven;Elser, Stephen R.;Hammond Wagner, Courtney;Hobbins, Robert;Barnes, Conor;Campbell, Lisa;Cappelatti, Laura
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