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The institutionalisation of sustainable practices in cities: how initiatives shape local selection environments

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posted on 2023-06-09, 13:04 authored by Jake Barnes, Rachael DurrantRachael Durrant, Florian Kern, Gordon MackerronGordon Mackerron
The ways in which institutions are reconfigured to change mainstream selection pressures to favour sustainability is central to research on sustainability transitions but has only recently begun to receive more attention. Of this existing work, empirical attention has mainly focused on the national level with less attention to local dynamics. Attending to this gap, we mobilise theory on institutionalisation processes and insights from the politics of transitions literature and take an actor perspective to investigate the agency of local sustainability initiatives to navigate local governance processes and reconfigure selection environments at the urban scale. Our work subsequently demonstrates the importance of diverse actor tactics, of networking for advocacy and of networking for the creation of informal, ad hoc governance arenas.

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ARTS - Accelerating and Rescaling Transitions to Sustainability (DRIFT lead); G1281; EUROPEAN UNION; 603654 - ARTS

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Publication status

  • Published

File Version

  • Accepted version

Journal

Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions

ISSN

2210-4224

Publisher

Elsevier

Volume

29

Page range

68-80

Department affiliated with

  • SPRU - Science Policy Research Unit Publications

Full text available

  • Yes

Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2018-04-25

First Open Access (FOA) Date

2019-06-11

First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date

2018-04-25

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