The social dimensions of energy transitions

CA Miller, A Iles, CF Jones - Science as Culture, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
… of energy transitions (see, especially, the Laird essay in this collection). Traditionally, energy
transitions have been understood in terms of fuel sources, such as the transition from wood …

Energy transitions from the cradle to the grave: a meta-theoretical framework integrating responsible innovation, social practices, and energy justice

BK Sovacool, DJ Hess, R Cantoni - Energy Research & Social Science, 2021 - Elsevier
energy transitions, low-carbon transitions, … practices, and justice—say about energy
transitions? What does this literature reveal about the injustices and inequalities of energy transitions

[HTML][HTML] A systematic review of social innovation and community energy transitions

A Dall-Orsoletta, J Cunha, M Araujo… - Energy Research & Social …, 2022 - Elsevier
… Alike to the mentioned papers, this work contributes to the literature on SI and just energy
transitions through the characterization of energy transitions as socio-technical processes and …

[HTML][HTML] Towards a conceptualization of power in energy transitions

H Ahlborg - Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, 2017 - Elsevier
energy cooperatives” (Avelino and Wittmayer, 2016: 638). In the Tanzanian context, it is not
obvious that energy transitions … “sustainable” (in either social, economic or ecological terms). …

[HTML][HTML] How social practices inform the future as method: Describing personas in an energy transition while engaging with teleoaffectivities

M Sahakian, O Moynat, W Senn, V Moreau - Futures, 2023 - Elsevier
… , social futures relate to social practices in at least three ways, which we will now detail:
conceptually, in that practices … a set of social practices; and finally in affecting the performance of …

One, no one, one hundred thousand energy transitions in Europe: The quest for a cultural approach

M Sarrica, S Brondi, P Cottone, BM Mazzara - Energy Research & Social …, 2016 - Elsevier
… Rather, our aim is to exemplify the multifaceted nature of energy transitions that involve the …
social aspects of the transition, with the awareness that since the domestication of fire, energy

The emerging field of energy transitions: Progress, challenges, and opportunities

K Araújo - Energy Research & Social Science, 2014 - Elsevier
energy system change is still emerging. This article explores the evolving field of energy
transitions with … Definitions and examples of energy transitions are discussed, together with core …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding social innovation in local energy transitions processes: A multi-case study

S Selvakkumaran, EO Ahlgren - Global Transitions, 2021 - Elsevier
… lead interventions but rather that they created new social practices that lead to the energy
transitions and created new avenues for transitions processes to take root. In the case of the …

Culture and low-carbon energy transitions

BK Sovacool, S Griffiths - Nature Sustainability, 2020 - nature.com
… of energy transitions, low-carbon energy transitions and sustainable energy transitions
changes to the sources or uses of energy technologies or services that ultimately result in …

The role of practice-based interventions in energy transitions: a framework for identifying types of work to scale up alternative practices

S Laakso, E Heiskanen, K Matschoss… - Energy Research & …, 2021 - Elsevier
… First, we discuss how the PBIs draw from the social practice theories (SPT). Second, we
present processes of scaling up recognised in previous literature on Strategic Niche …