Lock-in: origination and significance within infrastructure systems

Environmental Research Infrastructure and Sustainability, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 3(3), P. 032001 - 032001

Published: Sept. 1, 2023

Abstract Infrastructure systems have legacies that continue to define their priorities, goals, flexibility, and ability make sense of environments. These may or not align with future needs, but regardless alignment, they restrict viable pathways forward. ‘lock-in’ has been sufficiently confronted in infrastructure systems. Lock-in can loosely be interpreted as internal external pressures constrain a system, it encourages self-reinforcing feedback where the system becomes resistant change. By acknowledging recognizing lock-in exists at small large scales, perpetuated by individuals, organizations, institutions, managers critically reflect upon biases, assumptions, decision-making approaches. This article describes six distinct domains lock-in: technological, social, economic, individual, institutional, epistemic. Following this description, strategies for unlocking lock-in, broadly domain, are explored before being contextualized Ultimately, must decision between locked faltering familiar changing responsive unfamiliar both are, inevitably, accepting higher levels risk than typically accustomed.

Language: Английский

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Building a knowledge infrastructure for Transformative Innovation Policy (TIP). An analytical approach based on the experimental TIP conference 2022

Environmental Science & Policy, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 160, P. 103832 - 103832

Published: July 23, 2024

Tackling social and environmental challenges requires communities that can create, integrate, use, contextualise diverse knowledges. The Transformative Innovation Policy (TIP) seeks to respond these through collective action enabled by experimental inclusive approaches. This paper focuses on examining the kind of knowledges, structures practices required build a knowledge infrastructure (KI) for TIP, taking TIP Conference 2022 as case study. conference aimed at building sustainable KI systemic transformation pathways, providing basis framework. framework includes tangible intangible infrastructures support broadening deepening networks, learning, unlearning, aligning visions. These are constituent elements practice integrate towards pathways. Furthermore, explores how conferences contribute transdisciplinary action-oriented research part their developing strategies.

Language: Английский

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The role of infrastructure in societal transformations

Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 57, P. 101207 - 101207

Published: Aug. 1, 2022

Language: Английский

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Spatial Distribution Characteristics and Influencing Factors on the Retail Industry in the Central Urban Area of Lanzhou City at the Scale of Daily Living Circles

ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 12(8), P. 344 - 344

Published: Aug. 18, 2023

Using a people-centered approach to new urbanization, China has committed building high-quality living environments through improving urban livability and promoting stronger sense of belonging among residents. Retail stores serve as one the most immediate accessible destinations for residents’ consumption, their spatial configuration direct impact on satisfaction happiness in daily lives. In this context, present study we selected central area Lanzhou City case area. Based POI data using life circle basic unit, applied methods such kernel density analysis, hotspot Shannon–Weaver index analyze distribution patterns retail industry. Furthermore, Geodetector impacts four factors that are closely related industry: economic level, convenience market demand, location. The conclusions follows: Lanzhou, industry exhibits belt pattern along Yellow River. gradually decreases from city center toward outskirts, forming prominent agglomeration centers. Overall, within at scale circles shows only small proportion demonstrates noticeable clustering effects. terms patterns, similar characteristics diversity distribution. It decreasing trend core peripheral areas. is considerably influenced by convenience, primarily while demand plays major role location relatively minimal impact.

Language: Английский

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Beyond the Grid: The Micropolitics of Off‐Grid Energy in Qandu‐Qandu, South Africa

Antipode, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 56(1), P. 49 - 71

Published: July 30, 2023

Abstract In this paper, we argue using smart technologies beyond the grid disrupts access and use of existing energy sources, with profound impacts on everyday social life. We show how off‐grid solutions constitute their own politics when considering conceptualisations urban infrastructures in geography sciences. To expose its politics, or “micropolitics”, consider tensions occur at interface between infrastructures, where there are additions modifications. draw an empirical example Qandu‐Qandu, informal settlement South Africa, to highlight placement , technical capabilities flexible financing options associated solar create micropolitics implications for conclude, reflect value disruptions understanding enhancing equity settings, contributing broader sustainability transitions narrative, “liveliness”.

Language: Английский

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Crisis resilience assessment and management of public utility companies

Journal of New Economy, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 25(1), P. 131 - 159

Published: April 5, 2024

Currently, the most frequently used models for forecasting probability of company bankruptcy in housing and utilities sector lack accuracy. The hypothesis is put forward that crisis resilience a can be assessed based on its adaptive capabilities. paper aims to construct more accurate compared known regression model predicting bankruptcies, as well develop assessing quality adaptation management at public utility companies allowing stakeholders’ interests peculiarities their interface. methodological basis study consists theory stakeholder approach. methods include multiple analysis, mapping, sociological survey, expert assessments. evidence comes from accounting statistical reporting 49 companies, materials arbitration cases, survey results 33 heads organisations obtained period February March 2023. theoretical developments are implemented within empirical studies companies. To improve findings recommend launch staff training programmes, establish mechanisms horizontal intra-sectoral connections maintain cooperation level authorities order control investments sector.

Language: Английский

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Educating planning professionals to promote the transformation towards carbon-free cities and regions – a survey of planning schools in Europe

Planning Practice and Research, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 39(4), P. 703 - 720

Published: May 14, 2024

In this paper we address the question of whether academic educational planning programmes are prepared to provide future professionals with essential expertise promote transformation towards carbon-free cities and regions. Drawing upon interviews master's programme directors involved teachers from European schools planning, argue that in view transformative there is a need for adjustments terms knowledge areas methodological skills. Our results also suggest reconsideration normative ethical aspects as well attributed roles planners educators.

Language: Английский

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Using exploratory modeling to challenge narratives of risk governance in Mexico City

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 121(36)

Published: Aug. 28, 2024

Achieving more sustainable adaptation to social–environmental change demands the transformation of narratives that provide rationale for risk governance. These often reflect long-standing beliefs about social and political relationships, ascribe actions responsibilities, specify solutions risk. When such are implemented through material investments in landscapes, these become embedded physical infrastructure with long legacies. Dominant can mask a range divergent problem framings. By masking alternatives, contribute persistence unsustainable governance trajectories. Decision-support tools have begun represent as drivers system dynamics; making visible reveal opportunities We present results project “The Dynamics Multi-Scalar Adaptation Megalopolis”, dynamic, exploratory model socio-hydrological risks Mexico City was designed both endogenize simultaneously challenge dominant characterize water-risk city. Qualitative data at city borough scales. An agent-based model, informed by multicriteria decision analysis coupled hydrological, urbanization, climatic inputs, permitted development scenarios narratives. Scenarios revealed how may vulnerability “hotspots” city, despite stated goals equity alleviation. Participatory workshops representatives government illustrate modeling lead questioning prior assumptions causal relations, recognition need intersectoral collaboration, insights into potential management strategies.

Language: Английский

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Socio-material governance tensions in nature-based solution experiments: lessons from Turin

Urban Geography, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 24

Published: Dec. 3, 2024

Urban experiments are widely acknowledged as key vehicles for testing and implementing greener alternatives in real-life urban settings. Less studied, however, the everyday governance practices through which actors involved attempt to co-materialize change. Mobilizing concept of socio-material tensions, this paper sheds light on how engage with barriers but also opportunities stemming from social material realities navigate. Through empirical analysis Living Laboratories (ULLs) fostering Nature-based Solutions Turin (Italy), tensions analysed starting strategic choice intervention sites, moving incremental embedding within spatial fabric city, then addressing challenge leaving a legacy that goes beyond short-term initiatives. Learning analysis, highlights tactics used navigate tensions; these can inform greening across many contexts. Tactics relate proactive leadership conflict management, intermediation, collaboration facilitation maintenance practices, improvisational governance, engagement politics experimentation.

Language: Английский

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Experimenting with automated driving for technology or for the city? A matter of governance cultures

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 4

Published: Aug. 3, 2022

Urban experiments have been promoted as means to enable innovation for sustainability, particularly in urban mobility. Yet, they criticized struggling stimulate broader transformations, often are detached from public-value principles, lack embeddedness the cities' everyday realities and industry-oriented. How cultural changes on different governance levels intersect produce with transformative potential has received little attention. This paper focuses how co-created cultures multiple levels, what implications of this co-creation transformation. We provide a theoretical background interrelations between experimentation, debate experimentation within Science Technology Studies, transition/innovation studies identify main barriers We, then, present our methodology consisting case study selection multi-level nexus State-Region-City Stuttgart Karlsruhe, data collection interviews documents, analytical tool storylines capture co-production experiments. continue analysis automated driving concept storylines. Our findings show that more likely lead transformation when local public sector strong role processes, emerge through deliberation daily problems policy agendas. When processes mainly led by state industry actors who prioritize testing technologies universal scalable byproducts, it is less Finally, we discuss advances technology per se adds value arguing co-existence kinds conclude future research implications.

Language: Английский

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