TY - BOOK
T1 - System Innovation and the Transition to Sustainability - Theory, Evidence and Policy
AU - Elzen, Boelie
AU - Geels, Frank W.
AU - Green, Ken
PY - 2004
Y1 - 2004
N2 - This book considers two main questions: how do system innovations or transitions come about and how can they be influenced by different actors, in particular by governments. The authors identify the theories which can be used to conceptualise the dynamics of system innovations and discuss the weaknesses in these theories. They also look at the lessons which can be learned from historical examples of transitions, and highlight the instruments and policy tools which can be used to stimulate future system innovations towards sustainability. The expert contributors address these questions using insights from a variety of different disciplines including innovation studies, evolutionary economics, the sociology of technology, environmental analysis and governance studies. The book concludes with an extensive summary of the results and practical suggestions for future research.
AB - This book considers two main questions: how do system innovations or transitions come about and how can they be influenced by different actors, in particular by governments. The authors identify the theories which can be used to conceptualise the dynamics of system innovations and discuss the weaknesses in these theories. They also look at the lessons which can be learned from historical examples of transitions, and highlight the instruments and policy tools which can be used to stimulate future system innovations towards sustainability. The expert contributors address these questions using insights from a variety of different disciplines including innovation studies, evolutionary economics, the sociology of technology, environmental analysis and governance studies. The book concludes with an extensive summary of the results and practical suggestions for future research.
U2 - 10.4337/9781845423421
DO - 10.4337/9781845423421
M3 - Book editing
SN - 9781843766834
BT - System Innovation and the Transition to Sustainability - Theory, Evidence and Policy
PB - Edward Elgar
CY - Cheltenham, UK / Northampton, MA, USA
ER -