Knowledge Base
Curated knowledge in five categories — from the conceptual foundations through district-level research and methods to concrete cases.
The Living Lab Knowledge Base brings together accessible, professionally grounded knowledge resources — from research to practical application. Background, research findings, methods, cases and usable tools help turn knowledge into solutions you can put to the test.
Featured series
Thematic article series
Two interlocking article series guide you through one topic each, from the basics to the conclusions.
18 parts
Compact City
What compactness means for a Budapest outer district — from the concepts through the district diagnosis to development directions. Based on Barber Tamás's thesis.
Open series →10 parts
Social Innovation
Ten short summaries of the most important theories of social innovation — from the classic foundations to today's digital and sustainability approaches.
Open series →27 articles
Background
The conceptual foundations of the compact city and social innovation.
Compact City
Social Innovation
Political Economy
11 articles
Research
The compactness diagnosis of the XVIII. kerület and the development directions that follow from it — based on Barber Tamás's thesis.
7 articles
Methods
Measurement and development methods — from the compactness index to the process models of social innovation.
Compact City
3 articles
Cases
Concrete case studies from real projects and experiments.
coming soon
Toolkit
Practical tools, templates and aids for living-lab work — coming soon.
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Research, methodological support and solutions tested in real-world environments — for local governments, institutions and researchers.