Nellie Friedrich

"Unpacking the mirrored world - Exploring citizen participation in three European digital twin cities" During my thesis research, I studied the participatory design and decision-making process of Digital twin cities. Digital twin cities are commonly understood as digital replicas of the city intended to monitor, evaluate, predict, and simulate urban processes such as air quality and traffic flow.

"No more White Elephants! Crafting Own Rules in Natural Resource Projects - Constitutionality as a Bottom-up Approach for Crafting New Institutions in Bhutan" Driven by the desire to learn about a success story of environmental conservation, I traveled to Himalayan country of Bhutan for 10 months to gain an in-depth understanding of the bottom-up natural resource management initiatives in Bhutan. Between Feb and Dec 2019, I visited eight field sights and collected data via mixed qualitative methods.

The Journey is a 4-week full time programme focused on climate action, innovation, systems transformation, and community building. Development of a Food Systems Innovation Plan: We developed an app-mediated service to provide more knowledge on the Food Supply Chains in Riga. Through non-formal education, we aimed to empower future adults with the knowledge needed to ensure sustainable food consumption practices and strengthen the network of small food business in light of the pandemic.