System Innovation and the Transition to Sustainability Theory, Evidence and Policy
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Biographical note
Edited by Boelie Elzen, Senior Researcher Innovation & Transition Processes, Wageningen University & Research, the Netherlands, Frank W. Geels, Eddie Davies Professor of Sustainability Transitions, Alliance Manchester Business School, University of Manchester, UK and the late Ken Green, formerly Professor of Environmental Innovation Management, Alliance Manchester Business School, University of Manchester, UK<i>'. . . the book is very interesting to read and gives both flesh and bones to the concept of transition management. It is </i>the<i> book on transition management. It offers both an interdisciplinary framework for a scientific justification of the concept and gives some illustrative examples of how it works. This is valuable since the use of transition management is very fashionable, and often what is behind the concept is not really known.'</i>
- Klaus Rennings, Science and Public Policy,
This book considers two main questions: how do system innovations or transitions come about and how can they be influenced by different actors, in particular by governments. The authors identify the theories which can be used to conceptualise the dynamics of system innovations and discuss the weaknesses in these theories. They also look at the lessons which can be learned from historical examples of transitions, and highlight the instruments and policy tools which can be used to stimulate future system innovations towards sustainability. The expert contributors address these questions using insights from a variety of different disciplines including innovation studies, evolutionary economics, the sociology of technology, environmental analysis and governance studies. The book concludes with an extensive summary of the results and practical suggestions for future research.
This important new volume offers an interdisciplinary assessment of how and why system innovations occur. It will engage and inform academics and researchers interested in transitions towards sustainability, and will also be highly relevant for policymakers concerned with environmental issues, structural change and radical innovation.