Projects per year
Personal profile
Biography
Dr Darren Sharp is a Senior Research Fellow at Monash Sustainable Development Institute. Darren is a sustainability transitions researcher interested in urban experimentation, living labs, grassroots innovations and the sharing economy. His work is situated at the intersection of transition management, design for social innovation and community economies thinking, with a particular interest in collaborative governance of urban transition arenas.
Darren co-led the urban living lab Livewell Yarra which used action research to empower local residents to reduce their carbon emissions at an individual, household and community level. His research speaks to the possibilities of social learning, institutional arrangements, and new urban imaginaries to drive the transformation of cities towards sustainability.
Darren is taking these insights into his role as Interdisciplinary Research Lead of the ARC Linkage project Net Zero Precincts that brings together a new approach to transition management by using design anthropology to engage with the precinct community and consider their lived experiences. This will be tested over the next four years in an action-oriented case study in the Monash Technology Precinct through three Living Lab experiments across energy, mobility and buildings.
The ARC Linkage project is being undertaken in collaboration with an interdisciplinary team from Monash Sustainable Development Institute, Monash Art, Design and Architecture, Faculty of Information Technology and Faculty of Arts. Partners in the Linkage from industry, academia and the community include ENGIE, the City of Monash, ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability and the CSIRO.
Darren is also the Interdisciplinary Research Lead of the Monash-ENGIE Alliance that underpins the operational ambitions of Monash University to achieve net zero emissions by 2030. Darren leads coordination of the Net Zero Solutions Fund that support collaborative research, education and translation activities to advance the Alliance's mission.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Humanities, PhD, Curtin University
Cultural Studies, BA Honors (First Class), Swinburne University of Technology
Media Studies, BMm, Swinburne University of Technology
Research area keywords
- Sustainability Transitions
- Urban Experimentation
- Living Labs
- Transition Management
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Projects
- 6 Finished
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Deep Dive #1 - University Living Labs
Hadfield, P., Sharp, D. & Raven, R.
21/03/22 → 21/12/22
Project: Research
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Deep Dive #2 - Behaviour change and Net Zero
Saeri, A., Sharp, D. & Raven, R.
7/02/22 → 21/12/22
Project: Research
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BA: Just Transitions in Australia: moving towards low carbon lives across policy, industry and practice
Adey, P., Pink, S., Raven, R., Barry, K., Birtchnell, T., Duffy, D. M., Hunt, J., Rickards, L., Weller, S., Strengers, Y., Sharp, D. & Nicholls, L.
27/10/21 → 10/03/22
Project: Research
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E3 - Developing the Future Energy Workforce
Rutovitz, J., Taylor, H., Briggs, C., Bos, A., Visser, D., Sharpe, S., Sharp, D. & Mahmoudi, F.
1/02/21 → 1/07/21
Project: Research
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Net Zero Precincts: Citizen Data Commons and Technological Sovereignty
Goodwin, S., Sharp, D., Raven, R., Kamruzzaman, L. & Bartram, L. R.
Monash University – Internal University Contribution, Monash University – Internal School Contribution, Monash University – Internal Faculty Contribution, Simon Fraser University
1/01/20 → 31/12/20
Project: Research
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Net Zero Precincts: Stage 1: Orienting
Sharp, D., Quilty, E., Pink, S., Farrelly, M., Rye, S. & Raven, R. P. J. M., 23 May 2023, Clayton VIC AUS: Monash Sustainable Development Institute. 92 p.Research output: Book/Report › Other Report › Research
Open AccessFile -
People, politics and place: an interdisciplinary agenda for the governance of urban energy transitions
Sharp, D., Pink, S., Raven, R. & Farrelly, M., 2023, Routledge Handbook of Energy Transitions. Araujo, K. M. (ed.). 1st ed. Abingdon UK: Routledge, p. 315-331 17 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
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The politics of intermediation in transitions: conflict and contestation over energy efficiency policy
Nordt, A., Raven, R., Malekpour, S. & Sharp, D., Mar 2023, In: Energy Research & Social Science. 97, 11 p., 102971.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus) -
A participatory approach for empowering community engagement in data governance: The Monash Net Zero Precinct
Sharp, D., Anwar, M., Goodwin, S., Raven, R., Bartram, L. & Kamruzzaman, L., 2 Feb 2022, In: Data & Policy. 4, 6, 25 p., e5.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open AccessFile3 Citations (Scopus) -
Sharing Cities
Sharp, D., 2022, Future Cities Lab: Indicia 03. Cairns, S. & Tunas, D. (eds.). 1st ed. Switzerland: Lars Muller Publishers, p. 160-161 2 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Other
Activities
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International Sustainability Transitions Conference 2022
Darren Sharp (Speaker)
25 Nov 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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Australian Energy Social Science Symposium
Darren Sharp (Speaker) & Emma Quilty (Speaker)
25 Oct 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to workshop, seminar, course
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Festival of Future Urbanism
Rob Raven (Session chair), Darren Sharp (Invited speaker), Sarah Pink (Invited speaker), Margot Delafoulhouze (Invited speaker) & Trish McGee (Invited speaker)
12 Sep 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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AI for Good Showcase
Darren Sharp (Invited speaker) & Sarah Goodwin (Invited speaker)
9 Jun 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to workshop, seminar, course
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NENA National Webinar Series
Darren Sharp (Invited speaker)
21 Apr 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to workshop, seminar, course
Press/Media
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What’s the secret to building a better world?
9/12/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs, Podcasts and Social Media › Podcasts
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Will the Real Sharing Economy Please Stand Up?
7/08/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs, Podcasts and Social Media › Podcasts
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Sharing communities — bringing people closer?
30/04/18
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Profile/Interview
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Cities of Sharing
31/07/17
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs, Podcasts and Social Media › Podcasts