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This first chapter provides an overview of the concept of living labs for sustainable development and introduces the European School of Sustainability Science and Research as an example of a European wide integrative effort to foster sustainability using a living labs approach.
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Leal Filho, W. (2020). Living Labs for Sustainable Development: The Role of the European School of Sustainability Sciences and Research. In: Leal Filho, W., et al. Universities as Living Labs for Sustainable Development. World Sustainability Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-15604-6_1
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