Facilitating a new rurality beyond GDP through a Community Operating System (COS) 

The project aims to empower Swedish rural communities towards an alternative development model beyond GDP through social, technical and ecological transformation processes in favour of collaborative economy (CE) and local self-sufficiency (LSS).

Funder:

Formas

Budget:

8 million SEK

Time period:

Dec 2021–Nov 2025

Participants

Chalmers University of Tecnology:
Marco Adelfio, project leader
Åsa Isacson, PhD student

University of Gothenburg:
Ulises Navarro Aguiar
Jaan-Henrik Kain
Jenny Stenberg

Egnahemsfabriken Tjörn:
Tinna Harling

Uddebo:
Caroline Bergman

Case study areas:
Tjörn and Uddeb