Essays about: "niche-innovation"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the word niche-innovation.

  1. 1. Last minute change to mobility. Exploring Malmö’s visions towards more sustainable mobility by implementing mobility hubs as a niche innovation.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Philip Salvador Fernandez-Montenegro von Schack; [2023]
    Keywords : Mobility transition; CO2 emission reduction; urban mobility; social mobility; car reduction; sustainability science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Like many car-dominated cities, Malmö is pressured to enable a radical shift towards more sustainable, space-efficient, and socially just mobility. This paper uses the Multiple-Level Perspective (MLP) framework to analyze the mobility dilemma on three levels: the dominant cause for change, the approach towards it, and the possible solution in the form of mobility hubs as a niche innovation. READ MORE

  3. 2. Securing Costa Rica’s Sustainable Future: A multi-level perspective analysis of the sustainability transition to operationalise the 3Rs in the plastic waste management system in Costa Rica

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Maricruz Bravo Gallegos; Stephanie Dowlen; [2022]
    Keywords : Circular economy; integrated sustainable waste management; plastic pollution; waste pickers; recycling; recovery; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Plastic waste and pollution have proliferated globally causing environmental degradation and biodiversity loss. Costa Rica hosts 5-6% of global biodiversity and struggles to balance socio-economic development with environmental protection in the context of plastic waste management. READ MORE

  4. 3. Starting-Up Alternative Food Systems. Understanding the potential of value-based supply chain startups to localize the food system in Germany through a Multi- Level Perspective

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Theresa Meyer; [2022]
    Keywords : Sustainability Sciences; Scaling-up; Niche innovation; Localization; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : As the global food system fails to cope with its social and environmental depletion, Alternative Food Systems (AFSs) have emerged. While previous studies have focused on localization efforts through consumer and producer food initiatives, emerging start-ups which act as mediators between the farmers and consumers have been neglected. READ MORE

  5. 4. The implementation of e-scooters in Linköping municipality : Opportunities and challenges for sustainable transportation

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för tematisk utbildning och forskning; Linköpings universitet/Tema teknik och social förändring

    Author : Kuduk Jesper; [2022]
    Keywords : micro-mobility; e-scooter; built environment; travel habits; sustainable mobility;

    Abstract : Across the world, efforts are being made to deal with climate change, where development in different fields is being made to transition towards a sustainable future. Transportation has become one component of this, resulting in the emergence of micro-mobility. READ MORE

  6. 5. Multi-scalar view on niche diffusion - Understanding agency and institutional strategies in the process of diffusion of niche innovation

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Nicol Mayr; [2021]
    Keywords : Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Only recently has a geographical viewpoint on sustainability transitions opened up the containerized view on transition trajectories. Next to the important step of institutionalising niche logics transforming them into regime rationalities, the multi-scalar perspective reveals that niches, as well as regimes, can also upscale. READ MORE