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Title Linking transitions and sustainability: a study into social effects of transition management
Published Leipzig 2016

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Description Online-Ressource, 44 S
Series UFZ Discussion Papers Bd. 11/2016
UFZ Discussion Papers Bd. 11/2016
Summary Abstract: Sustainability transitions as processes of fundamental change in societal systems are open-ended, nonlinear and uncertain. Respective research and governance approaches, e.g. transition management, propose a reflexive way of governing, aiming for a number of social effects to help facilitating a transition. Effects include empowerment, social learning and social capital development. Jointly mentioned social effects shall allow for reflexivity and innovation in developing socially robust and contextualized solutions to sustainability challenges that work in practice. Still, understanding mentioned social effects and their interplay more in depth is needed to design and assess transition management processes. While such understanding and related assessment framework is under development in transition management literature, transdisciplinary sustainability research can provide a rich body of tools and experiences. Building on a review of respective literature, this article develops an
Analysis (thesoz)nachhaltige Entwicklung
(thesoz)Nachhaltigkeit
(thesoz)Transition
(thesoz)Transformation
(thesoz)soziale Folgen
(thesoz)Sozialkapital
(thesoz)soziales Lernen
(thesoz)Empowerment
assessment
transition management
Notes Veröffentlichungsversion
Archivierung/Langzeitarchivierung gewährleistet DE-101 pdager
Form Electronic book
Author Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung - UFZ Herausgeber