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2023

Using Real-Lab Experiments to assess possible local mobility transitions in the Ruhr Area

Kay Cepera stands at a standing desk with a standing microphone, behind him a presentation is shown on a screen © Marlon Philipp​/​TU Dortmund

The success of measures aimed at facilitating sustainable sociotechnical transitions is highly dependent on contextual fit. Therefore, it is necessary to evaluate measures not only from a theoretical but also from a practical perspective. 
The presentation at the 21st STS Conference at TU Graz "Critical Issues in Science, Technology and Society Studies" focused on a series of three real-world experiments that took place from September to December 2022 as part of the InnaMoRuhr project.

The presentation gave a detailed insight into the concept for the scientific evaluation of these experiments and provided the results of the evaluations. With these results, it can be shown how real-lab experiments can be used as an important tool to identify potentially successful measures before their continuous implementation.