Life Worlds in the Rhenish Mining Area
The REVIERa transformation platform aims to bring together science and a wide range of social groups to address the future issues of the Rhenish lignite mining area. To this end, REVIERa involves players and stakeholders from different areas of experience and knowledge. People, initiatives, companies, organizations and communities from all walks of life provide a variety of perspectives and ideas on how to transform the region. REVIERa engages, explores, and connects five different life worlds:
Educational World
People engaged in lifelong learning, a wide range of educational institutions, schools, institutes, companies, spaces of learning and knowledge transfer.
Corporate World
Entrepreneurs, founders, start-ups, established and new companies from all sectors, marketplaces, and value chains.
Creative World
Creative thinkers and doers who bring in new perspectives and develop alternative solutions; contributors from the arts, culture, creative industrial sectors, research and development.
World of Social and Institutional Responsibility
Bodies and institutions that take responsibility and provide stability, that are committed to collective values and provide benefit to both the strong and the weak in society, and that are skilled in communicating values between politics, the market, and civil society.
Worlds of Everyday Life
People and groups who live and work in the region, with expertise in their everyday activities, neighborhoods, local associations, families, the diversity of life situations, and general needs.