The identification of causal mechanisms in sustainable urban transitions—a systematic approach to case selection

C Medina-Molina, N Pérez-Macías - Mathematics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cities around the world are betting on sustainable transitions as a formula to respond to
some of the challenges they face. Within transitions, the acceleration phase has been little …

Accelerating transition dynamics in city regions: A qualitative modeling perspective

P Valkering, G Yücel, E Gebetsroither-Geringer… - Sustainability, 2017 - mdpi.com
In this article, we take stock of the findings from conceptual and empirical work on the role of
transition initiatives for accelerating transitions as input for modeling acceleration dynamics …

Sustainable city futures

P Daffara - The Causal Layered Analysis Reader: Theory and …, 2004 - research.usc.edu.au
This book is divided into five parts. Part I introduces the causal layered analysis
methodology-its historical and conceptual context as well as research and workshop case …

A mechanism based transition research methodology: Bridging analytical approaches

G Papachristos - Futures, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper is motivated by the discussion in the literature about the strengths and
weaknesses of the Multi-Level Perspective framework and aims to provide a response to a …

Transferability of sustainable urban mobility measures

R Macário, CF Marques - Research in Transportation Economics, 2008 - Elsevier
This paper describes an approach developed to identify common elements of city
performance that have transferability potential across a number of cities. The findings …

Towards transformation-oriented planning: what can sustainable urban mobility planning (SUMP) learn from transition management (TM)?

R Hartl, P Harms, M Egermann - Transport Reviews, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT The European Commission's concept of Sustainable Urban Mobility Planning
(SUMP) aims to prepare transport planners for the challenge of fundamental transformations …

Geographies of transition—From topical concerns to theoretical engagement: A comment on the transitions research agenda

C Binz, L Coenen, JT Murphy, B Truffer - Environmental Innovation and …, 2020 - Elsevier
This viewpoint takes stock with the 'geography of sustainability transitions'(GOST) as it is
presented in the transitions research agenda. GOST has been a relatively recent addition to …

Agency and forms of path development along transformation processes in German cities

R Wink, L Kirchner, F Koch… - Cambridge Journal of …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
The article provides elements of a theoretical framework to embed the discussion of regional
path dependence and transformation into evolutionary approaches of complex adaptive …

The acceleration of transitions to urban sustainability: a case study of Brighton and Hove

R Durrant, J Barnes, F Kern… - European Planning …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Cities raise major challenges and opportunities for achieving sustainability. Much literature
on urban sustainability focuses on specific aspects such as planning practices, urban policy …

Mobile transitions: Exploring synergies for urban sustainability research

J Affolderbach, C Schulz - Urban Studies, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Urban sustainability approaches focusing on a wide range of topics such as infrastructure
and mobility, green construction and neighbourhood planning, or urban nature and green …