Since the notion of path dependence entered the economics lexicon in the 1980s and early
1990s, particularly through the work of Paul David on the economic history of technology …

Although an increasing number of studies of technological, institutional and organizational
change refer to the concepts of path dependence and path creation, few attempts have been …

The many societal benefits provided by traditional, centralised urban water servicing models
are being re-examined following recent extreme weather events, climate uncertainty and …

Taking issue with the classical theory of path dependence, we capture the active agency
involved in collective efforts aimed at extending a current technological path and, in parallel …

The case study at hand investigates a largely neglected phenomenon: the discontinuation of
incumbent socio-technical regimes by means of deliberate governance. Comparing actor …

Abandonment of socio-technical systems occurs more often than one would expect.
Companies cancel the development, production or support/service of devices, technologies …

Since the turn of the 1990s many international development and policy-making
organisations have perceived the tourism industry with its local and regional connections as …

This essay reviews the German-language literature on technology and innovation and maps
the main developments in this fragmented field from a sociological perspective. It focuses on …

Drawing on recent work in evolutionary economic geography, we focus on path creation as
the framework for understanding how, in a resort destination context, the shift from growth …

Renewable Energy normally refers to usable energy sources that are an alternative to fuel
sources, but without the negatively evaluated consequences of the replaced fuels. Although …