Creating space for change: real-world laboratories for sustainability transformations: the case of Baden-Wurttemberg

In the face of persistent sustainability problems challenging economic development, ecological integrity as well as social justice, transformational changes are crucial. Proposed changes shall include, for instance, large-scale transitions of practices, infrastructures as well as values and priorities. In Germany, real-world laboratories are proposed for research in and with society, aiming to understand and contribute to transformations. Keywords: real-world laboratories, research policy, sustainability transformations, sustainability transitions, transdisciplinarity