Transitions to Sustainable Development: New Directions in the Study of Long Term Transformative Change

by Grin; John

• ISBN13: 9780415876759
• ISBN10: 0415876753
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-01-27
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

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. This book addresses how to understand the dynamics and governance of long term transformative change towards sustainable development.

Table of Contents

List of Figures	p. ix
List of Tables	p. xi
List of Textbooks	p. xiii
Foreword	p. xv
Preface	p. xvii
Introduction: From Persistent Problems to System Innovations and Transitions	p. 1
The Dynamics of Transitions: A Socio-Technical Perspective
Introduction: Exploration of the Research Topic	p. 11
A Multi-Level Perspective on Transitions	p. 18
Theoretical Backgrounds: Science and Technology Studies, Evolutionary Economics and Sociology	p. 29
A Typology of Transition Pathways	p. 54
Managing Sustainable Innovation Journeys	p. 80
Reflections: Process Theory, Causality and Narrative Explanation	p. 93
Towards a Better Understanding of Transitions and Their Governance: A Systemic and Reflexive Approach
Introduction	p. 105
A Complex Integrated Systems Perspective	p. 114
Conceptual Framework for Analyzing Transitions	p. 126
Research into the Governance of Transitions: A Framework for Transition Management	p. 140
Case Study I: Parkstad Limburg: Regional Transition Management	p. 161
Case Study II: The Dutch Energy Transition	p. 180
Self-Evaluation of the Development and Prospects of Transition Management	p. 199
Understanding Transitions from a Governance Perspective
Introduction	p. 223
Contemporary Processes of Institutional Change	p. 237
Modernization Processes in Dutch Agriculture, 1886 to the Present	p. 249
The Governance of Transitions: An Agency Perspective	p. 265
Modernization as Multilevel Dynamics: Lessons from Dutch Agriculture	p. 285
Governance of Transitions: An Analytical Perspective	p. 315
Conclusion: How to Understand Transitions? How to Influence Them? Synthesis and Lessons for Further Research	p. 320
Notes	p. 339
References	p. 345
About the Authors	p. 379
Index	p. 383
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