The article describes the field of sustainability transitions research, which emerged in the
past two decades in the context of a growing scientific and public interest in large-scale …

The study of societal transformation in response to environmental change has become
established, yet little consensus exists regarding the conceptual basis of transformation. This …

It is increasingly clear that averting ecological breakdown will require drastic changes to
contemporary human society and the global economy embedded within it. On the other …

The notion of transformation is gaining traction in contemporary sustainability debates. New
ways of theorising and supporting transformations are emerging and, so the argument goes …

Coral reefs underpin a range of ecosystem goods and services that contribute to the well‐
being of millions of people. However, tropical coral reefs in the Anthropocene are likely to be …

This article develops an inter-disciplinary and trans-disciplinary framework of analysis that
relates knowledge, innovation and the environment (natural environments) to each other …

Human wellbeing relies on the Biosphere, including natural resources provided by ocean
ecosystems. As multiple demands and stressors threaten the ocean, transformative change …

Recent high-level agreements such as the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable
Development Goals aim at mitigating climate change, ecological degradation and …

The global environmental and social crisis has motivated the renaissance of just transitions,
this time centred around the effects on labour and income distribution of the shift to a …

While the concept of the Anthropocene reflects the past and present nature, scale and
magnitude of human impacts on the Earth System, its true significance lies in how it can be …