Essays about: "socio-technical transition theory"

Showing result 21 - 22 of 22 essays containing the words socio-technical transition theory.

  1. 21. An assessment of public procurement of timber buildings : a multi-level perspective of change dynamics within the Swedish construction sector

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Products

    Author : Erik Ingmar; [2015]
    Keywords : multi-level perspective; socio-technical transitions; multi-storey housing; timber building; industrial building; sustainability transitions;

    Abstract : The construction and use of buildings in the EU accounts for half of the EU’s extracted materials and energy consumptions, and a third of greenhouse gas emissions. In the past decade, the construction sector has responded to such concerns by focusing on post production energy efficiency. READ MORE

  3. 22. Making urban places : a social innovation transition through placemaking in Lund, Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Sophia Schuff; [2014]
    Keywords : participatory planning; sustainability science; placemaking; socio-technical transition; Lund; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Urban design and city planning have historically been a practice undertaken by distanced experts and funded by detached donors and political bodies. The result is often urban sprawl, transit domination, and streets deprioritizing pedestrians. READ MORE