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ENVIRONMENTAL INNOVATION AND SOCIETAL TRANSITIONS
Volume 34, Issue -, Pages 1-3Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.eist.2019.11.002
Keywords
Sustainability transitions; Geography; Geography of transitions; Scale; Space; Place
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- City of Melbourne
- Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions, State of Victoria, Australia
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This viewpoint takes stock with the 'geography of sustainability transitions' (GOST) as it is presented in the transitions research agenda. GOST has been a relatively recent addition to transition theorizing, addressing the need for greater sensitivity and attention to the scales, spatialities, and context-specific factors that shape transitions. In our view, the agenda represents a rather narrow perspective on GOST, which is geared to two empirical themes, namely urban transitions and transitions in developing countries. While these are relevant and topical issues, the section lacks sufficient acknowledgement of the increasing engagement of geographers with transitions studies and the theoretical approaches they have brought to bear on the field. This short commentary thus aims at complementing the agenda paper by outlining a theoretical research agenda that is emerging in this field, framed around the conceptualization of scales, places and spaces in which transitions unfold.
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