Municipal Transformative Communities for Local Economies Beyond Growth (MUTUAL)

The MUTUAL project explores how municipalities can develop pathways to move beyond growth as an objective and institutionalized principle. We are conducting research in two municipalities—Grenoble in France and Freiburg in Germany—to investigate strategies for fostering growth autonomy and resilience in real-world settings.MUTUAL is a three-year research project funded by the German Research Foundation and based at the University of Freiburg's Institute of Environmental Social Sciences and Geography. The project is guided by three research questions: (1) What measures implemented by municipalities potentially decrease the importance of economic growth for local development, and how? (2) What institutional and cultural conditions support or hinder growth autonomy, and how are these conditions navigated, negotiated, and modified by different stakeholders? (3) How can spatial concepts – such as place, territory, and scale – aid in understanding post-growth transformations at the municipal scale? for more information please visit: mutual-project.com

Ansprechpartner: Dr. Benedikt Schmid
Tel: ++49(0)761 203-3566
Email: benedikt.schmid@geographie.uni-freiburg.de

Projektbeginn: 2024
Projektende: 2026

Schmid B (Projektleitung), Chardon C (Team)

Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg
Institut für Umweltsozialwissenschaften und Geographie

Schreiberstraße 20
79098 Freiburg i. Br.

Telefon: 203 - 3563
Email: humangeo@geographie.uni-freiburg.de
http://www.geographie.uni-freiburg.de/de

• Chardon C