Exploring the functions of place-based intermediation in the governance of sustainability transitions

IF 5.7 2区 经济学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions Pub Date : 2024-06-18 DOI:10.1016/j.eist.2024.100869
Anne M.C. Loeber , Kristiaan P.W. Kok
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Abstract

While literature on transition intermediation is burgeoning, the implications of a sensitivity to “place” in transition intermediation remain ill understood. In this paper, we empirically explore the dynamics of “place-based transition intermediation”, through a case study of the ‘Dune farmers’ in the Netherlands. The farmers initiated a collaboration that serves as a bottom-up, non-state intermediary organization. The case shows the opportunities and intricacies of transition governance through place-based intermediation. We articulate six functions of intermediaries used in such place-sensitive transition governance: (1) Empowerment through cultivating local identity; (2) Constructing place-based relational capital; (3) Developing regional innovative capacity in a place-based innovation system; (4) Stimulating place-based learning; (5) Concretizing transition governance; and (6) Representing place-based networks. We conclude that place-based intermediation deserves attention, both in research and policy, to improve transition governance and help accelerate place-sensitive transition processes towards sustainable futures.

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探索以地方为基础的中介在可持续性转型治理中的功能
尽管有关转型中介的文献不断涌现,但对转型中介中 "地方 "的敏感性所产生的影响仍未得到充分理解。在本文中,我们通过对荷兰 "沙丘农民 "的案例研究,对 "基于地方的转型中介 "的动态进行了实证探索。这些农民发起了一项合作,作为自下而上的非国家中介组织。该案例展示了通过基于地方的中介进行过渡治理的机遇和复杂性。我们阐述了中介机构在这种对地方敏感的转型治理中的六大功能:(1) 通过培养地方认同感增强能力;(2) 构建基于地方的关系资本;(3) 在基于地方的创新体系中发展区域创新能力;(4) 激励基于地方的学习;(5) 使转型治理具体化;(6) 代表基于地方的网络。我们的结论是,无论是在研究还是政策方面,以地方为基础的中介都值得关注,以改善过渡治理,帮助加快对地方敏感的过渡进程,实现可持续的未来。
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Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions
Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions Energy-Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
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自引率
19.40%
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90
审稿时长
56 days
期刊介绍: Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions serves as a platform for reporting studies on innovations and socio-economic transitions aimed at fostering an environmentally sustainable economy, thereby addressing structural resource scarcity and environmental challenges, particularly those associated with fossil energy use and climate change. The journal focuses on various forms of innovation, including technological, organizational, economic, institutional, and political, as well as economy-wide and sectoral changes in areas such as energy, transport, agriculture, and water management. It endeavors to tackle complex questions concerning social, economic, behavioral-psychological, and political barriers and opportunities, along with their intricate interactions. With a multidisciplinary approach and methodological openness, the journal welcomes contributions from a wide array of disciplines within the social, environmental, and innovation sciences.
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