Urban Living Labs: Towards an Integrated Understanding of their Key Components

Abstract

IntroductionNowadays, cities are facing increasing urban complexity and grand societal challenges. Hence, there is a growing trend to make urban areas more adaptable to the needs of their citizens by preventing social problems as well as viewing the cities as a vehicle for innovation in urban planning processes (Juujärvi & Pesso, 2013; Scholl & Kemp, 2016).