From Knowledge Networks to Place-Based Action: Evaluating a Community-Led Transition Design Framework for Municipal Sustainability Transformations

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Despite growing calls for participatory governance, most societal transitions toward sustainability remain expert-driven, missing the democratic legitimacy essential for lasting change. This paper addresses the challenge of translating abstract sustainability goals into locally relevant action by empirically evaluating a Community-Led Transition Design Framework. Developed to bridge the gap between research and practice, the framework was evaluated through qualitative consultations. Findings reveal a central tension: while the framework effectively creates awareness for inclusion and long-term structural conditions, its practical application is severely constrained by short-term funding cycles, resource scarcity, and the realities of municipal administration. The paper moves the discourse from acknowledging a research-practice gap to actively proposing and testing a means to close it. We conclude by proposing that the framework evolve into a procedural project-planning tool, offering concrete recommendations for action to support community-led transitions.

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