Existing technologies, institutions, and behavioral norms together act to constrain the rate
and magnitude of carbon emissions reductions in the coming decades. The inertia of carbon …

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 …

Following recent calls from sustainable business model and transition research, we
establish the link between both fields. We systematically integrate existing knowledge on …

Sustainability transitions literature is a rapidly growing and influential field of research. It
argues for a radical change of systems providing human needs. Being triggered by the …

Sustainability oriented innovation and technology studies have received increasing attention
over the past 10–15 years. In particular, a new field dealing with “sustainability transitions” …

The confluence of global climate change, growing levels of energy consumption and rapid
urbanization has led the international policy community to regard urban responses to …

Within the literature, concerns have been raised that centralised urban water systems are
maladapted to challenges associated with climate change, population growth and other …

The literature on sociotechnical transitions and their governance tends to concentrate on the
introduction of new technologies and systems of supply. In this paper we seek to extend the …

In this article, I explore the potential of theories of practice to inform the socio-technical
transition required to adequately decarbonise the UK transport system. To do so I push …

Many uncontrollable risks and uncertainties emerge during transitions pathways. Previous
studies have examined the “formula” of successful sustainable initiatives (SIs), while there …