TY - JOUR
T1 - Sustainability transitions in developing countries
T2 - Stocktaking, new contributions and a research agenda
AU - Hansen, Ulrich Elmer
AU - Nygaard, Ivan
AU - Romijn, Henny
AU - Wieczorek, Anna
AU - Kamp, Linda M.
AU - Klerkx, Laurens
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - An increasing number of studies have analysed the scope for, and the barriers to, transitions toward sustainability in the context of developing countries building on analytical perspectives from the sustainability transitions literature. This paper introduces a special issue on sustainability transitions in developing countries, which takes stock of this emerging field of research and presents new empirical research that contributes to further advancement of our understanding of the conditions in which sustainability transitions are likely to take place in developing countries and what is involved in these transformative processes. This introductory paper presents the five papers contained in the special issue. The first paper comprises a review of the existing literature on the subject, and the other four papers present new empirical research. The key findings of the papers are discussed in relation to previous research in the field specifically related to four crosscutting themes: (i) global-local linkages and external dependencies; (ii) stability and non-stability of regimes; (iii) undemocratic and non-egalitarian nature of regimes; and (iv) nurturing the development of niches versus the execution of individual projects. The introductory paper concludes by presenting a research agenda, which aims to provide promising avenues for future research on sustainability transitions in developing countries.
AB - An increasing number of studies have analysed the scope for, and the barriers to, transitions toward sustainability in the context of developing countries building on analytical perspectives from the sustainability transitions literature. This paper introduces a special issue on sustainability transitions in developing countries, which takes stock of this emerging field of research and presents new empirical research that contributes to further advancement of our understanding of the conditions in which sustainability transitions are likely to take place in developing countries and what is involved in these transformative processes. This introductory paper presents the five papers contained in the special issue. The first paper comprises a review of the existing literature on the subject, and the other four papers present new empirical research. The key findings of the papers are discussed in relation to previous research in the field specifically related to four crosscutting themes: (i) global-local linkages and external dependencies; (ii) stability and non-stability of regimes; (iii) undemocratic and non-egalitarian nature of regimes; and (iv) nurturing the development of niches versus the execution of individual projects. The introductory paper concludes by presenting a research agenda, which aims to provide promising avenues for future research on sustainability transitions in developing countries.
KW - Developing countries
KW - Geography of transitions
KW - Inclusive development
KW - Inclusive innovation
KW - Niche development
KW - Socio-technical regimes
KW - Sustainability transitions
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U2 - 10.1016/j.envsci.2017.11.009
DO - 10.1016/j.envsci.2017.11.009
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85037595233
SN - 1462-9011
JO - Environmental Science & Policy
JF - Environmental Science & Policy
ER -