Actors working the institutions in sustainability transitions: The case of Melbourne's stormwater management

Brown, Rebekah Ruth; Farrelly, Megan; Loorbach, Derk

doi:10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2013.02.013

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“…Furthermore, through their relationships and networks they have been able to provide necessary financing which has allowed the elaboration of expertise in the field of sustainability and the development of a dedicated research focus. These committed individuals, so called 'champions' (Hoover and Harder 2015), or 'frontrunners' (Brown et al 2013), are central to institutional and organisational changes towards sustainability (Wright and Wilton 2012).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The role of higher education institutions in regional transition paths towards sustainability

Radinger-Peer

Pflitsch

2017

Rev Reg Res

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The present paper investigates the role of the located Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in the transformation towards sustainability of the city of Linz as well as the region of Upper Austria. We argue that HEIs have the potential to spur a regional transition towards sustainability via the channels of teaching, research and outreach. We furthermore take into account that organisational-and field-level drivers influence the role of HEIs within the regional transition paths towards sustainability (RTPS). We chose an explorative research design in order to give a realistic picture of the potentials and limitations of HEIs' involvement in regional transitions to sustainability. The role of the five HEIs located in the city of Linz is studied through in-depth expert interviews and a comprehensive document analysis. The investigation reveals that there is no contribution of HEIs as a whole to RTPS, but that the impact is dependent on individual highly engaged "frontrunners" enacting change and at the same time on leadership from the university management. Moreover, regulative drivers at the field-level and normative as well as cognitive drivers at the organisational-level affect HEIs' contribution.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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The role of higher education institutions in regional transition paths towards sustainability

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Pflitsch

2017

Rev Reg Res

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“…Especially the story of Melbourne's urban stormwater system has been well investigated as part of a larger study of integrated approaches (Mitchell, 2006) and with specific focus on the transition towards a Water Sensitive City (Brown and Clarke, 2007;Brown et al, 2013;de Haan et al, 2014;Ferguson et al, 2014).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Social construction of stormwater control measures in Melbourne and Copenhagen: A discourse analysis of technological change, embedded meanings and potential mainstreaming

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Brown

Elle

et al. 2017

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

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“…The visual aesthetics of these green infrastructure projects are incredibly important to residents, and thus the social value of these areas should not be underestimated [41]. On the other hand, the basic infrastructure of our cities is unusually difficult to transform, due to the necessity of massive investments in updating infrastructure that are often politically unpopular, presenting tremendous inertia to its overhaul [42]. …”

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Sustainability for Shrinking Cities

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Shrinking cities are widespread throughout the world despite the rapidly increasing global urban population. These cities are attempting to transition to sustainable trajectories to improve the health and well-being of urban residents, to build their capacity to adapt to changing conditions and to cope with major events. The dynamics of shrinking cities are different than the dynamics of growing cities, and therefore intentional research and planning around creating sustainable cities is needed for shrinking cities. We propose research that can be applied to shrinking cities by identifying parallel challenges in growing cities and translating urban research and planning that is specific to each city's dynamics. In addition, we offer applications of panarchy concepts to this problem. The contributions to this Special Issue take on this forward-looking planning task through drawing lessons for urban sustainability from shrinking cities, or translating general lessons from urban research to the context of shrinking cities.

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Actors working the institutions in sustainability transitions: The case of Melbourne's stormwater management

Cited by 240 publications

References 85 publications

The role of higher education institutions in regional transition paths towards sustainability

The role of higher education institutions in regional transition paths towards sustainability

Social construction of stormwater control measures in Melbourne and Copenhagen: A discourse analysis of technological change, embedded meanings and potential mainstreaming

Sustainability for Shrinking Cities

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