Responding to the COVID‐19 Crisis: Transformative Governance in Switzerland

Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 111(3), P. 302 - 317

Published: June 19, 2020

In the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis, uncertain and experimental forms of governance have emerged. Administrative routines established management techniques dissolved amid emergency actions by state exception. We refer to these emerging as transformative governance. Discussing examples from Switzerland, we illustrate how policy responses COVID-19 reflect These raise four issues that characterize research practice: (i) evidence base policy-making; (ii) role in governance; (iii) potential (iv) paradigms driving change. Our study demonstrates imply different opportunities risks governance, which discuss detail.

Language: Английский

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Municipal climate mitigation policy and policy learning - A review

Journal of Cleaner Production, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 317, P. 128348 - 128348

Published: July 17, 2021

Cities are expected to contribute climate mitigation by providing effective policy actions in a multilevel governance context. Yet, it is unclear what we actually know about the strengths and weaknesses of urban measures how municipal learning could be enhanced. In this article present comprehensive review on cities' experience learning, focusing research published journal articles. We provide observations from literature practice local governments manage policy. The provides valuable examples reflections individual initiatives, both terms framing instruments, but finds sporadic evidence systematically successful capacity building processes scientific literature. number articles empirical assessments few, found, numerous journals, potentially addressing different communities, limited knowledge lessons learned, drawing building. Moreover, builds mostly case studies within particular institutional contexts, which makes transferability findings problematic. While still limited, there indications that under right conditions, cities can "learn learn".

Language: Английский

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Transformations for climate change mitigation: A systematic review of terminology, concepts, and characteristics

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Climate Change, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 12(6)

Published: Sept. 22, 2021

Abstract Deep, broad, and rapid society‐wide changes are urgently required to limit global temperature rise in line with the goals of Paris Agreement. Since 2005, academics policy makers have increasingly referred such as transformations . This recent uptake diffusion transformation‐related concepts research on climate change mitigation calls for a systematic up‐to‐date analysis. In this article, we address gap by undertaking review articles that use terms social science literature mitigation. Drawing corpus 198 identified from Scopus, find diverse, fragmented field strongly focuses national, city, international levels, energy sector, high‐income countries. Although transformation terminology has increased rapidly, there few shared definitions , which arguably constitutes serious challenge scholarship evidence‐based making. To facilitate more cumulative impactful approach research, propose transformational new umbrella term varied mitigation‐related societal meet We conclude identifying priorities future research. article is categorized under: The Carbon Economy Climate Mitigation > Benefits

Language: Английский

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Exploring urban transformation to inform the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals

Cities, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 131, P. 103928 - 103928

Published: Sept. 24, 2022

Language: Английский

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National innovation systems and sustainability: What is the role of the environmental dimension?

Journal of Cleaner Production, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 347, P. 131164 - 131164

Published: March 9, 2022

Language: Английский

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