Ulli-Beer, Silvia.

Dynamic Governance of Energy Technology Change Socio-technical transitions towards sustainability / [electronic resource] : edited by Silvia Ulli-Beer. - XVII, 252 p. 60 illus., 12 illus. in color. online resource. - Sustainability and Innovation, 1860-1030 . - Sustainability and Innovation, .

Preface -- Introduction -- Part I: Theory and Methods -- Part II: Fields of Analysis: Clean Personal Road Transportation and Energy- Efficient Housing -- Part III: Research and Policy Implications: Mastering the Challenges of Socio-Technical Transitions in Theory and Practice.

Formulating effective responses to the global challenges of mitigating climate change and securing a sustainable energy future requires a clear understanding of the interdependent causalities between institutions, local decision making, strategic alliances and eco-innovations, as well as policies. It has been acknowledged that the linear “Manhattan project” model is not an adequate governance model for mastering the dynamic complexity of socio-technical transitions; therefore this book aims at advancing research on systematic transition management models. It offers qualitative and quantitative analyses of socio-technical transitions in road transportation and housing, bringing together tailored theorizing on sustainability transitions and applied system dynamics modeling. It highlights the interconnected causal feedbacks that are required to overcome the lock-in situation in road transportation and housing fueled by fossil energies. Showing which concerted actions and framework conditions are required in the transition phases in order to initiate and sustain socio-technical transition, it serves as a guide to model-based strategy making, policy design and analyses in support of sustainable futures.

9783642397530

10.1007/978-3-642-39753-0 doi


Economics.
Sustainable development.
Social sciences--Methodology.
Economics/Management Science.
R & D/Technology Policy.
Energy Policy, Economics and Management.
Sustainable Development.
Methodology of the Social Sciences.

JF20-2112

338.926

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