Transitions to sustainable development : new directions in the study of long term transformative change / John Grin, Jan Rotmans and Johan Schot ; in collaboration with Frank Geels and Derk Loorbach.
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
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2010.
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| Series: | Routledge studies in sustainability transitions.
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| Physical Description: | xix, 397 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Format: | Book |
Contents:
- Foreword / Carlota Perez
- Introduction : From persistent problems to system innovations and transitions / John Grin, Jan Rotmans and Johan Schot
- Pt. I. THE DYNAMICS OF TRANSITIONS : A SOCIO-TECHNICAL PERSPECTIVE / Frank W. Geels and Johan Schot. Introduction : Exploration of the research topic
- A multi-level perspective on transitions
- Theoretical backgrounds : Science and technology studies, evolutionary economics and sociology
- A typology of transition pathways
- Managing sustainable innovation journeys
- Reflections : Process theory, causality and narrative explanation
- Pt. II. TOWARDS A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF TRANSITIONS AND THEIR GOVERNANCE : A SYSTEMIC AND REFLEXIVE APPROACH / Jan Rotmans and Derk Loorbach. Introduction
- A complex integrated systems perspective
- Conceptual framework for analyzing transitions
- Research into the governance of transitions : A framework for transition management
- Case study I : Parkstad Limburg : Regional transition management
- Case study II : The Dutch energy transition
- Self-evaluation of the development and prospects of transition management
- Pt. III. UNDERSTANDING TRANSITIONS FROM A GOVERNANCE PERSPECTIVE / John Grin. Introduction
- Contemporary processes of institutional change
- Modernization processes in Dutch agriculture, 1886 to the present
- The governance of transitions : An agency perspective
- Modernization as multilevel dynamics : Lessons from Dutch agriculture
- Governance of transitions : An analytical perspective
- Conclusion : How to understand transitions? How to influence them? Synthesis and lessons for further research / John Grin, Han Rotmans and Johan Schot.