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The transformative capacity of public sector organisations in sustainability transitions 公共部门组织在可持续性转型中的变革能力

IF 5.7 2区经济学

Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions Pub Date : 2024-09-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.eist.2024.100904

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Practice reconfigurations around heat pumps in and beyond Dutch households 荷兰家庭内外围绕热泵的实践重组

IF 5.7 2区经济学

Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions Pub Date : 2024-09-09 DOI: 10.1016/j.eist.2024.100903

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Economic alterity and the green spirit of capitalism – on the pitfalls of green entrepreneurship 经济变革与资本主义的绿色精神--论绿色创业的陷阱

IF 5.7 2区经济学

Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions Pub Date : 2024-09-09 DOI: 10.1016/j.eist.2024.100898

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Doing gender in energy communities: A gendered perspective on barriers and motivators 在能源社区开展性别工作：从性别角度看障碍和动力

IF 5.7 2区经济学

Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions Pub Date : 2024-09-07 DOI: 10.1016/j.eist.2024.100902

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Understanding circular city policies as a discontinuation strategy: Policy insights from circular construction 将循环型城市政策理解为一种终止战略：循环型建筑的政策启示

IF 5.7 2区经济学

Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions Pub Date : 2024-09-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.eist.2024.100897

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Regioning mission-oriented innovation policy: The articulation of directionality between federal and regional arenas in the German High-Tech Strategy 以任务为导向的创新政策区域化：德国高科技战略》中联邦与地区之间方向性的衔接

IF 5.7 2区经济学

Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions Pub Date : 2024-08-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.eist.2024.100899

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From niche support to system building—Perceptions of the transformation potential of policy measures on packaging reuse 从利基支持到系统建设--对包装再利用政策措施转型潜力的看法

IF 5.7 2区经济学

Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions Pub Date : 2024-08-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.eist.2024.100896

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Do transformer missions redirect values of mission-oriented projects? The case of the EU mission ‘Restore our Ocean and Waters’ 转型使命是否会重新引导以使命为导向的项目的价值观？欧盟 "恢复我们的海洋和水域 "任务的案例

IF 5.7 2区经济学

Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions Pub Date : 2024-08-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.eist.2024.100894

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Get organized? Creating an organizational context for civil society activities in urban sustainability transitions 组织起来？在城市可持续性转型中为民间社会活动创造组织环境

IF 5.7 2区经济学

Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions Pub Date : 2024-08-21 DOI: 10.1016/j.eist.2024.100889

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Transformative social innovation in, of and by the city: Beyond mission-driven policy rationales 在城市、属于城市、由城市进行变革性社会创新：超越使命驱动的政策理由

IF 5.7 2区经济学

Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions Pub Date : 2024-08-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.eist.2024.100890

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