Importance of actors and agency in sustainability transitions: A systematic exploration of the literature

LB Fischer, J Newig - Sustainability, 2016 - mdpi.com
This article explores the role of actors and agency in the literature on sustainability
transitions. We reviewed 386 journal articles on transition management and sustainability …

Strategic environmental assessment for low-carbon development: developing an analysis framework

AG Rweyendela, NM Pauline… - Journal of Environmental …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Understanding of strategic environmental assessment's (SEA) influence on low-carbon
development (LCD) is critical as societies strive to decarbonize without jeopardizing …

Interpreting low-carbon transition at the subnational level: Evidence from China using a Natural Language Processing approach

M Tie, M Zhu - Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2022 - Elsevier
Subnational governments play an important role in low-carbon transitions around the world.
However, the concept of low-carbon transition requires detailed interpretations. Our study …

Transitions-based strategic environmental assessment

K Nwanekezie, B Noble, G Poelzer - Environmental Impact Assessment …, 2021 - Elsevier
Strategic environmental assessment (SEA) is emerging as an important tool for sustainability
transitions, yet there has been limited research conceptualizing transitions-based SEA. If …

Converging urban agendas: Toward healthy and sustainable communities

M Roseland, M Spiliotopoulou - Social Sciences, 2016 - mdpi.com
In light of recent developments such as the COP21 Paris climate agreement, the UN
adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals for 2030, and the Habitat III Conference …

The transition of Dutch social housing corporations to sustainable business models for new buildings and retrofits

W Lambrechts, A Mitchell, M Lemon, MU Mazhar… - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
Social housing corporations play an important role in society as they provide affordable and
good-quality housing for vulnerable citizens. Yet, the sector has to deal with the historical …

Retrofitting the built environment 'to save'energy: Arbed, the emergence of a distinctive sustainability transition pathway in Wales

C De Laurentis, M Eames… - Environment and Planning …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Combining insights from research on systems innovation and sustainable transitions with
multi-level governance perspectives, this paper examines the 'Arbed'domestic housing …

Constructing domestic retrofit as a new urban infrastructure: experimentation, equitability and contested priorities

R Ince, S Marvin - Local environment, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
British cities and residential suburbs were originally developed under a modernist growth
logic: separating home from work, with little concern for energy use. But recent political and …

Urban sustainability via urban productivity? A conceptual review and framework proposal

M Spiliotopoulou, M Roseland - Local Environment, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
This paper offers conceptual and operational insights for more effective and forward-looking
local sustainability decision-making through the emerging concept and framework of holistic …

Drivers of sustainable site management for green construction: An Indian construction perspective

HR Durgam, PV Ramani, A Gupta - Asian Journal of Civil Engineering, 2022 - Springer
The construction sector has been a major source of global greenhouse gas emissions over
the years, and as a mitigation measure the concept of green construction has been gaining …