The role of regime-level processes in closing the gap between sustainable city visions and action

Huxley, Rachel; Owen, Alice; Chatterton, Paul

doi:10.1016/j.eist.2019.04.001

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“…Governance expresses that the state increasingly depends on other organisations to secure its intentions, deliver its policies and tackle the changing nature of complex environmental problems faced in the twenty-rst century (Bevir, 2008). Huxley et al, (2019) argue that governments can affect only a small percentage of emissions directly and must work in partnership to lower emissions. Essentially, environmental sustainability requires strong, sustained and interdisciplinary commitments to induce effective transformative change across environmental arenas (Sterling, 2013;Chowdhury et al, 2019).…”

Section: Environmental Sustainable Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Incorporating Sustainability into the Academic Institution

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2021

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This research examines environmental sustainability in the UK university context. Universities are prioritising sustainability commitments with many declaring a Climate Emergency, as well as recognising the importance of educating students about climate change. This research used a case-study approach in which semi-structured interviews were coupled with secondary data analysis, and suggests universities are pivotal for greater environmental sustainability. The results reiterate the urgent need to significantly improve environmental performance and educate people in the field of sustainability, whilst presenting the challenges and realities faced in doing so. It is recommended that in order to achieve optimum sustainability solutions a cohesive approach is required to embed a common sustainability narrative for all.

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Section: Environmental Sustainable Developmentmentioning

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2021

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“…Our analytical framework is based on the notion and theory of sustainability transitions [48] as the general theoretical construction to explore and explain the change of sociotechnical regime [49], [50] and to re-think the energy politics supporting it [51]. Two additional conceptual "lenses" [52] are used to complement it: the conceptual framework of just transition and the conceptual framework of policy mix for the design of combined policy instruments. They provide greater depth of analysis as well as a strategic approach (Figure 1).…”

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“…Thirty years of policies aimed at alleviating employment effects and seeking rapid replacements have had consequences, which are now visible in form of opposition and resistance against new processes for decision-making and actions towards transition (barriers). The question of agency has been repeatedly addressed in the research, starting with whether sustainability transitions are, can or should be guided by vision [56], [52], and continuing with the difficulty of predicting or controlling transitions in territories [57] given the complexity and dynamism of socio-technical systems.…”

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“…However, it can be understood that transitions may be intentional [58], even if the direction of processes and, especially, their effects on inhibiting or impulsing change are not [52]. The reconfiguration for the alignment of the institutional processes that drive decisions and action with a collective strategic vision may be partly conditioned by the counteractive processes from a political game that defines who wins and losses in the contested and competitive socio-technical regime [52].…”

Section: Sustainability Transitions Vision and Agencymentioning

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Visions, innovations, and justice? Transition contracts in Spain as policy mix instruments

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Energy Research & Social Science

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“…In order to help us understand these scaling processes, we draw from institutional theory which is firmly rooted in the conceptualisation of sustainability transitions (Geels, 2004(Geels, , 2020 and has been used extensively to analyse transition processes (e.g. Fuenfschilling & Truffer, 2014;Huxley et al, 2019;Smink et al, 2015). Just like transition processes, the scaling process of niches is non-linear and based on tensions and negotiations (Fuenfschilling & Truffer, 2014;Geels, 2011) and if stakeholders are not aligned, transitions are likely to be blocked (Wojtynia et al, 2021).…”

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Crop up! : adoption and value chain organisation in crop diversification transitions

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Dedicated to my family, the one I was born into and the one I gained along the way.You give me hope that we can do better.First of all, I would like to thank my daily supervisors, Stefano Pascucci and Valentina Cristiana Materia, for their endless advice, constructive criticism and contributions. You have been extraordinarily supportive, both scientifically and personally. I would also like to thank my promotor Jacques Trienekens for being the calm, steady hand guiding us through a tumultuous process. More of my gratitude goes to Peter Tamas for being my most (entertainingly) critical advisor. You made me a better scientist, while constantly making me laugh through our cynicism. Thanks also go to Ruth de Jong who not only contributed to the data collection but who was also a great sparring partner to me. Finally, I would also like to thank Ardinesh Kambanje, Alice Bischof, and all my other fellow BMO PhDs, with whom I have shared an office, a corridor and many inspiring conversations, and Mufty Hasanov for the inspiration for this book's title. However, while my work was supported by many in an academic sense, a PhD is not a purely academic endeavour. The support I have received in my personal life was at least equally important. I would not have made it through this process if it weren't for my family, both old and new. Firstly, I need to thank Percy Cicilia Jr. You were always there for me, through the hardest and the best of times. Your friendship of more than a decade made this possible. I also want to thank Maddy Young and Kiki Cappello for being my dearest friends these past years. The three of you, alongside many other friends and the Wageningen salsa community, kept me sane throughout this process. Finally, I thank my parents, Burkhard and Valérie, for endlessly supporting me and believing in me, and my sister Lea for keeping my feet firmly planted on the ground. Lastly, I would like to thank my lovely niece Ida for reminding me why this work matters and what we are fighting for. Policy and practice-oriented implications 2. Goal frames and sustainability transitions: How cognitive lock-ins can impede crop diversification 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Sustainability transitions and lock-ins 2.3 Conceptual framework 2.4 Data and methodology 2.5 Findings 2.6 Discussion 2.7 Conclusions Appendix 2.1: Farmer overview 3. Understanding the role of value chain formation in the scaling of crop diversification practices 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Conceptual framework 3.3 Materials and methods 3.4 Findings 3.5 Discussion 3.6 Conclusions Appendix 3.1: Case study descriptions 4. Can contract farming support sustainable intensification in agri-food value chains? 4.1 Introduction 4.2 The role of contract farming in the adoption of sustainable intensification practices 4.3 Study context and methods 4.4 Results 4.5 Discussion 4.6 Conclusion Appendix 4.1: Sampling Appendix 4.2: Attitudinal scales 5. Discussion and conclusion 5.1 Summary of results 5.2 Synthesis and conceptual reflections in the context of adoption and transition research ...

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The role of regime-level processes in closing the gap between sustainable city visions and action

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Cited by 11 publications

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Visions, innovations, and justice? Transition contracts in Spain as policy mix instruments

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