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Beyond temporary measures: How experiential learning in street experiments shapes urban mobility transitions 超越临时措施：街头实验中的体验式学习如何塑造城市交通转型

IF 5.7 2区经济学

Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-05-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.eist.2025.101007

Kristen J. Zhao , Guibo Sun

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Pathways towards successful urban community waste management: Insight from 26 experiments in China 成功的城市社区垃圾管理之路：来自中国26个实验的启示

IF 5.7 2区经济学

Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-07-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.eist.2025.101032

Shengnan Wang , Bernhard Truffer , Xuemei Bai

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Incumbent firms in sustainability transitions – Different conceptions, heterogeneous roles and ideal types 可持续性转型中的在位企业——不同概念、异质角色和理想类型

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Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-05-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.eist.2025.101010

Gregor Kungl

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Maritime technology attention trends: Buzzwords, stability, and emerging patterns 海事技术关注趋势：流行语、稳定性和新兴模式

IF 6.1 2区经济学

Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-08-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.eist.2025.101035

Mehrnaz Jalali, Alessio Tei

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Does religious difference have an impact on the diffusion of sustainable innovations? A mixed-methods analysis of ecovillages worldwide 宗教差异对可持续创新的传播有影响吗？全球生态村的混合方法分析

IF 5.7 2区经济学

Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-06-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.eist.2025.101024

Nadine Bruehwiler , Jens Koehrsen , Julius Malin , Rebeca Roysen , Lasse Kos

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Exploring sufficiency in meat diets: are consumers ready for consumption corridors? 探索肉类饮食的充足性：消费者准备好消费走廊了吗？

IF 5.7 2区经济学

Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-07-12 DOI: 10.1016/j.eist.2025.101026

Alessia Lombardi , Antonio Paparella , Massimiliano Borrello , Francesco Caracciolo , Luigi Cembalo

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Studying feelings in action: An analytical framework for empirical analyses of affect in sustainability transitions 研究行动中的情感：可持续转型中情感实证分析的分析框架

IF 6.1 2区经济学

Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-08-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.eist.2025.101031

Juliane Höhle, Katrien Van Poeck

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Assessing Lean Startup for sustainable business models: Application of the SAFE framework 评估可持续商业模式的精益创业：SAFE框架的应用

IF 5.7 2区经济学

Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-07-21 DOI: 10.1016/j.eist.2025.101029

Alberto Peralta , Andreas Pyka

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Organising the subjects of responsible consumption: Analysing the locus of responsibility for transitions in the UK food sector (2007-2021) 组织负责任消费的主题：分析英国食品部门转型的责任轨迹（2007-2021）

IF 5.7 2区经济学

Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-06-12 DOI: 10.1016/j.eist.2025.101022

David M. Evans, Jonathan D. Beacham

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Steaming ahead while also losing pressure? Examining the roles of the state in Kenya’s geothermal energy transition 在失去压力的同时继续前进？考察国家在肯尼亚地热能转型中的作用

IF 5.7 2区经济学

Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-06-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.eist.2025.101008

Matthew Tyce

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