ABSTRACT

In this paper, we map the evolution of approaches to development in Ireland since the formation of the state. With reference to the current national and international context, we make the case for the adoption of a transformational approach to development in one of Europe’s most centralized countries. We highlight the growing literature on socio-ecological approaches to growth and consider the potential for the development of an urban lab to enable a radical shift in approaches to development in Ireland. The paper shines a light on certain initiatives already underway in Galway, Ireland and posits their culmination in the delivery of an urban lab for the city. In particular, we cite the opportunities afforded by urban labs to better define growth (a more socio-ecological definition of innovation) and facilitate the co-authoring of development through place-based experimentalism at the local level.

摘要

在本文中，我们描绘了自国家形成以来爱尔兰发展方法的演变。参考当前的国家和国际背景，我们提出在欧洲最集中的国家之一采用转型发展方法的理由。我们强调了越来越多的关于社会生态增长方法的文献，并考虑了城市实验室的发展潜力，以实现爱尔兰发展方法的根本转变。这篇论文揭示了爱尔兰戈尔韦已经在进行的某些举措，并假设它们的高潮是为该市提供一个城市实验室。特别是，