Transformations for climate change mitigation: A systematic review of terminology, concepts, and characteristics

B Moore, C Verfuerth, AM Minas… - Wiley …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Deep, broad, and rapid society‐wide changes are urgently required to limit global
temperature rise in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement. Since 2005, academics and …

Learning through evaluation–A tentative evaluative scheme for sustainability transition experiments

C Luederitz, N Schäpke, A Wiek, DJ Lang… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2017 - Elsevier
Transitions towards sustainability are urgently needed to address the interconnected
challenges of economic development, ecological integrity, and social justice, from local to …

Urban futures: Systemic or system changing interventions? A literature review using Meadows' leverage points as analytical framework

C Angheloiu, M Tennant - Cities, 2020 - Elsevier
Urban-led change for sustainability is a key site of intervention in delivering the ambitions of
the Sustainable Development Goals. Within this broad discourse, four umbrella concepts …

Urban sustainability transitions in a context of multi-level governance: A comparison of four European states

F Ehnert, F Kern, S Borgström, L Gorissen… - … innovation and societal …, 2018 - Elsevier
Urban sustainability transitions have attracted increasing academic interest. However, the
political-institutional contexts, in which these urban sustainability transitions unfold and by …

Tales of transforming cities: Transformative climate governance capacities in New York City, US and Rotterdam, Netherlands

K Hölscher, N Frantzeskaki, T McPhearson… - Journal of environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
Climate change actions in cities worldwide are driving deep changes in urban governance.
We ask whether new capacities for transformative climate governance are emerging in two …

Many pathways toward sustainability: not conflict but co-learning between transition narratives

C Luederitz, DJ Abson, R Audet, DJ Lang - Sustainability Science, 2017 - Springer
Sustainability transitions aim to comprehensively address key challenges of today's
societies through harmonizing ecological integrity and social viability. During the last …

Smart and sustainable cities? Pipedreams, practicalities and possibilities

J Evans, A Karvonen, A Luque-Ayala, C Martin… - Local …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Smart cities promise to generate economic, social and environmental value through the
seamless connection of urban services and infrastructure by digital technologies (Hollands …

Cities shaping grassroots niches for sustainability transitions: Conceptual reflections and an exploratory case study

M Wolfram - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper discusses the crucial role cities play in the emergence and formation of
grassroots socio-technical niches for sustainability transitions. Drawing on research …

Moving towards systemic change? Investigating acceleration dynamics of urban sustainability transitions in the Belgian City of Genk

L Gorissen, F Spira, E Meynaerts, P Valkering… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2018 - Elsevier
In recent years, multiple transformative initiatives have been set up in cities across the world
to kick-start transitions of urban systems towards sustainability. Yet to what extent do these …

[HTML][HTML] From temporary arrangements to permanent change: Assessing the transitional capacity of city street experiments

K VanHoose, AR de Gante, L Bertolini… - Journal of urban …, 2022 - Elsevier
In response to acute urban mobility and livability challenges, city street experiments have
emerged as a way to explore possible solutions for alternative futures. While the added …