Accelerating the sustainability transition of brown regions: Unlocking the speed factor

IF 5.7 2区经济学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions Pub Date : 2024-04-10 DOI:10.1016/j.eist.2024.100840

Stefano Basilico , Nils Grashof

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Abstract

Green innovations aim to improve and reduce the environmental impact of economic activities. Thus far, research focus on the positive trajectories of green transition. Continuing in this direction we focus on brown regions (i.e. specialized in fossil-fuel technologies) and the challenges that they face to become sustainable. Taking as example German Labour Market Regions we identify brown regions and measure their transition using an innovative approach based on Social Network Analysis and Knowledge Spaces. We find that the technological relatedness to green technologies, having a high life satisfaction in the region and the presence of the green party in the local government facilitate the transition. However, strong economic structures based on brown activities do not generally increase the transition speed. Our findings imply that technological and socio-economic characteristics influence the speed of transition, a dimension not yet accounted for in the sustainability transition literature.

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加速棕色地区的可持续性转型：释放速度因子

绿色创新旨在改善和减少经济活动对环境的影响。迄今为止，研究的重点是绿色转型的积极轨迹。沿着这一方向，我们将重点放在棕色地区（即专门从事化石燃料技术的地区）以及它们在实现可持续发展方面所面临的挑战。以德国劳动力市场地区为例，我们采用基于社会网络分析和知识空间的创新方法，识别棕色地区并衡量其转型情况。我们发现，与绿色技术相关的技术、该地区较高的生活满意度以及绿色政党在地方政府中的存在都有利于转型。然而，以棕色活动为基础的强大经济结构一般不会提高转型速度。我们的研究结果表明，技术和社会经济特征会影响转型速度，这是可持续性转型文献中尚未考虑的一个维度。

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Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions Energy-Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

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13.60

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19.40%

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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.