The strictest energy requirements in the world: An analysis of the path dependencies of a self-proclaimed success

AgroEcological Transitions : changes and breakthroughs in the making

“…The 'regime' (often used as a shorthand for 'the system') encompasses the deep, dominant cultures, structures and practices that establish an incumbent system's stable functioning; including the aspects of lock-in, inertia and path dependency Hagelskjaer Lauridsen and Stissing Jensen, 2013). In our study at hand, and in agreement with Geels (2011), we considered the regime level of primary interest because transitions are defined as shifts from one regime to another.…”

Cities and Systemic Change for Sustainability: Prevailing Epistemologies and an Emerging Research Agenda

“…This has underlined the pertinence of the theoretical debates on collaborative-, adaptiveand/or strategic urban planning, especially regarding their emphasis on participation, knowledge co-creation, long-term foresight, experimentation and flexibility [87,101,102]. While some authors have sought to substantiate their conceptual considerations empirically through analyzing strategies and measures in current planning practice [103,104], others have discussed conceptual ambiguities when applying systemic change theory to cities. This refers especially to the constitution of cities out of multiple coalescing subsystems, both socio-technical and socio-ecological, that require to conceive of "multi-regimes" and to develop different strategies for managing place-based niches in a highly inert built environment [45,105].…”