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.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Grin, John.

Contributor:

Rotmans, Jan, 1961-

Schot, J. W.

Series:

Routledge studies in sustainability transitions.

Routledge studies in sustainability transitions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sustainable development.

Change.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (418 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Over the past few decades, there has been a growing concern about the social and environmental risks which have come along with the progress achieved through a variety of mutually intertwined modernization processes. In recent years these concerns are transformed into a widely-shared sense of urgency, partly due to events such as the various pandemics threatening livestock, and increasing awareness of the risks and realities of climate change, and the energy and food crises. This sense of urgency includes an awareness that our entire social system is in need of fundamental transformation. B

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Textboxes; Foreword; Preface; Introduction: From Persistent Problems to System Innovations and Transitions; Part I The Dynamics of Transitions A: Socio-Technical Perspective; I.1 Introduction: Exploration of the Research Topic; I.2 A Multi-Level Perspective on Transitions; I.3 Theoretical Backgrounds: Science and Technology Studies, Evolutionary Economics and Sociology; I.4 A Typology of Transition Pathways; I.5 Managing Sustainable Innovation Journeys; I.6 Reflections: Process Theory, Causality and Narrative Explanation

Part II Towards a Better Understanding of Transitions and Their Governance: A Systemic and Reflexive ApproachII.1 Introduction; II.2 A Complex Integrated Systems Perspective; II.3 Conceptual Framework for Analyzing Transitions; II.4 Research into the Governance of Transitions: A Framework for Transition Management; II.5 Case Study I: Parkstad Limburg: Regional Transition Management; II.6 Case Study II: The Dutch Energy Transition; II.7 Self-Evaluation of the Development and Prospects of Transition Management; Part III Understanding Transitions from a Governance Perspective; III.1 Introduction

III.2 Contemporary Processes of Institutional ChangeIII.3 Modernization Processes in Dutch Agriculture, 1886 to the Present; III.4 The Governance of Transitions: An Agency Perspective; III.5 Modernization as Multilevel Dynamics: Lessons from Dutch Agriculture; III.6 Governance of Transitions An Analytical Perspective; Conclusion: How to Understand Transitions? How to Infl uence Them?: Synthesis and Lessons for Further Research; Notes; References; About the Authors; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-135-15117-2

1-135-15118-0

1-282-57022-6

9786612570223

0-203-85659-7

OCLC:

643593238