The dynamics of transitions in socio-technical systems: a multi-level analysis of the transition pathway from horse-drawn carriages to automobiles (1860–1930)

FW Geels - Technology analysis & strategic management, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
This article investigates transitions at the level of societal functions (eg transport,
communication, housing). Societal functions are fulfilled by socio-technical systems, which …

Understanding the dynamics of technological transitions. A co-evolutionary and socio-technical analysis

FW Geels - 2002 - osti.gov
This thesis is about Technological Transitions (TT), which are long-term and large-scale
changes in socio-technical systems at the level of societal functions (eg transportation …

[图书][B] Technological transitions and system innovations: a co-evolutionary and socio-technical analysis

FW Geels - 2005 - books.google.com
This important book addresses how long term and large scale shifts from one socio-
technical system to another come about, using insights from evolutionary economics …

Processes and patterns in transitions and system innovations: Refining the co-evolutionary multi-level perspective

FW Geels - Technological forecasting and social change, 2005 - Elsevier
This article investigates transitions at the level of societal functions (eg, transport,
communication, housing). Societal functions are fulfilled by sociotechnical systems, which …

Typology of sociotechnical transition pathways

FW Geels, J Schot - Research policy, 2007 - Elsevier
Contributing to debates about transitions and system changes, this article has two aims.
First, it uses criticisms on the multi-level perspective as stepping stones for further …

Transformations of large technical systems: A multilevel analysis of the Dutch highway system (1950-2000)

FW Geels - Science, Technology, & Human Values, 2007 - journals.sagepub.com
The transformation of existing systems is an underexposed topic in large technical systems
(LTS) research. Most LTS research has focused on the emergence and stabilization of …

The automobile road to technological change: diffusion of the automobile as a process of technological substitution

N Nakicenovic - Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 1986 - Elsevier
Advancement of the motor vehicle and its production methods is analyzed as a process of
technological change. In a broader context, motor vehicles evolved as an integral …

[图书][B] Changing large technical systems

J Summerton - 2021 - books.google.com
This international anthology presents case studies of historical and contemporary
transformations of large technical systems such as railways, telecommunications, electricity …

Major system change through stepwise reconfiguration: a multi-level analysis of the transformation of American factory production (1850–1930)

FW Geels - Technology in Society, 2006 - Elsevier
The common view is that major transitions come about through breakthroughs of
technological discontinuities. This article proposes gradual and stepwise reconfiguration as …

Socio-technical scenarios as a tool for transition policy: an example from the traffic and transport domain

B Elzen, FW Geels, PS Hofman… - System innovation and the …, 2004 - elgaronline.com
Modern societies face huge challenges related to existing socio-technical systems which are
difficult to tackle without fundamental change. An example is in agriculture which exhibits …