Socio-technical transition governance and public opinion: The case of passenger transport in Finland

Upham, Paul; Virkamäki, Venla; Kivimaa, Paula; Hildén, Mikael; Wadud, Zia

doi:10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2015.06.024

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“…The adoption of a consultative approach in both case studies proved very instrumental in overcoming some of these challenges, by facilitating the development of the shared vision of these projects, and securing the support and commitment of stakeholders. This is strongly supported by change and transitions management literature (Sclove 1995;Kemp et al 2007;Upham et al 2015). Although how to meaningfully achieve effective participation remains an on-going concern (Mulgan 2015).…”

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“…Although how to meaningfully achieve effective participation remains an on-going concern (Mulgan 2015). Increasing public participation is a longstanding agenda item in urban and planning studies (Wellman 1978in Upham et al 2015), public administration (Parrado et al 2013 and technological innovation studies (Sclove 1995). For instance, Sclove (1995) strongly advocates more authentic public participation in technological innovation, with Upham et al (2015) further qualifying this desire by suggesting iterative, participative processes that utilize a myriad of methods and interventions, including opinion surveys.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Increasing public participation is a longstanding agenda item in urban and planning studies (Wellman 1978in Upham et al 2015), public administration (Parrado et al 2013 and technological innovation studies (Sclove 1995). For instance, Sclove (1995) strongly advocates more authentic public participation in technological innovation, with Upham et al (2015) further qualifying this desire by suggesting iterative, participative processes that utilize a myriad of methods and interventions, including opinion surveys. Consultative approaches provide a means by which the conceptual and socio-cultural diversity aspects advocated by Sandercock (2003) can be fully co-produced, by unlocking and balancing different viewpoints, and offering transparency.…”

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The conventional linear 'end-of-pipe' approach to development of business site schemes is associated with high energy consumption, waste generation, air pollution and land contamination. These schemes are also not always sufficiently diverse to meet changing future needs, resulting in the legacy of derelict brownfield sites at the end of their service life. It is argued that by applying the diversity criteria of Cradle to Cradle (C2C) design 2 philosophy to business site development, positive contributions can accrue to the natural and human environment, whilst maintaining flexibility and adaptability to meet changing future needs. This study investigates the development and integration of C2C diversity criteria on two pilot case study business sites, using an action research strategy. The study finds that essential ingredients for successful integration of C2C diversity criteria are cocreation, innovative procurement practices, good governance and willingness to accept risk. These parameters inform guidelines for achieving diversity on business sites.

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“…Nonetheless, it seeks to build a wider policy legitimacy through relatively inclusive participation and hence perceived procedural legitimacy [51]. As a governance perspective, transition management views the engagement of a wide variety of stakeholders in policy development as a necessary element in furthering sustainability through enhanced social learning [52,53].…”

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Collaborative energy visioning under conditions of illiberal democracy: results and recommendations from Ecuador

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Background: Sociotechnical transitions require pressure to be exerted from inside or outside of the prevailing 'regime', without which various path dependencies combine to maintain the status quo. Change agents including policy entrepreneurs within the regime, or civil society voices outside, can be sources of such pressure. However, in illiberal democracies or authoritarian regimes, these voices may be little heard or even suppressed. With the premise that this situation calls for protected transition spaces for policy development that are outside of formal institutions, so that policy windows may be taken advantage of should they arise, this paper applies a transdisciplinary transition management arena (TTMA) process (Noboa and Upham, Energy Res Soc Sci 46:114-124, 2018), whereby civil society and other stakeholders can be engaged in the envisioning of new energy futures. Results: With an example of such an arena in Ecuador and presenting a rationale and design that draws on transdisciplinary research and transition management theories, problem statements, visions and strategies for a more decentralised energy system were set out, as generated by participants from government, NGOs, business and academia. The visioning process was evaluated and an analytical framework is proposed, by which to guide energy transition policy analysis in similar contexts in the future. Conclusions: Although compromised in illiberal democracies, sociotechnical transitions benefit from the voices of change agents through the building of new alternative discourses, stimulating policy entrepreneurship and crafting readiness for policy windows. The new alternative energy visions that were produced by participants in the process described here emphasise distributed renewable and sustainable generation, decentralised decision-making at subnational level, participatory energy planning governance and heterogeneous poly-technological solutions at small and medium scales.

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“…Recent research in this area stems from pioneering studies on shipping, and the transition from sail to steam (Geels, 2002). Increasingly, those interested in socio-technical transitions are turning from historical studies to more policy-orientated endeavours to promote sustainability -and one area of interest is transport (Geels, 2005;Fallde and Eklund, 2015;Upham et al, 2015).…”

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Revisiting history: Can shipping achieve a second socio-technical transition for carbon emissions reduction?

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This paper draws on socio-technical transitions theory to contextualise recent developments in the technological and operational eco-efficiency of ships, which may ameliorate but not resolve sustainability challenges in shipping. Taking an historical perspective, the paper argues that shipping is fundamentally a derived demand arising out of, but also enabling, the spatial separation of production and consumption that are integrated through global value chains. It is argued that the twin processes of innovation-enabled specialisation (into e.g. container ships; bulk carriers etc.) and increased scale both of ships and of shipping operations have embedded shipping into logistics systems of increasing complexity and reach. The objective of the paper is to demonstrate, using secondary data, the long-run trends in the growth of shipping carbon emissions for bulkers and tankers, as well as the impact of increased scale and vessel speed on such emissions. A fuel-based, top-down, methodology, based on fuel consumption estimates derived from secondary source industry data that are suitable for a macro-level analysis, is used to estimate global shipping carbon emissions. It is argued that technologies or operational innovations that reduce the environmental burdens of shipping, while useful, do not represent the socio-technical system 'regime' shift that international maritime logistics requires in order to contribute to improved sustainability. Rather, in the relative absence of strong governance mechanisms in the maritime field, it is underlying 'landscape' shifts in production and consumption that are likely to act to reduce the demand for shipping and hence to be more significant in the longer run.

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Socio-technical transition governance and public opinion: The case of passenger transport in Finland

Cited by 34 publications

References 43 publications

Implementation of Cradle to Cradle diversity principles in business site development schemes

Implementation of Cradle to Cradle diversity principles in business site development schemes

Collaborative energy visioning under conditions of illiberal democracy: results and recommendations from Ecuador

Revisiting history: Can shipping achieve a second socio-technical transition for carbon emissions reduction?

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