Vermunt D.A., Negro S.O., Van Laerhoven F.S.J., Verweij P.A., Hekkert M.P. (2020). Sustainability transitions in the agri-food sector: how ecology affects transition dynamics. Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, 01/09/2020, vol. 36, p. 236-249.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eist.2020.06.003
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eist.2020.06.003
Titre : | Sustainability transitions in the agri-food sector: how ecology affects transition dynamics (2020) |
Auteurs : | D.A. Vermunt ; S.O. Negro ; F.S.J. Van Laerhoven ; P.A. Verweij ; M.P. Hekkert |
Type de document : | Article |
Dans : | Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions (vol. 36, September 2020) |
Article en page(s) : | p. 236-249 |
Langues : | Anglais |
Langues du résumé : | Anglais |
Catégories : |
Catégories principales 06 - AGRICULTURE. FORÊTS. PÊCHES ; 6.4 - Production Agricole. Système de ProductionThésaurus IAMM AGRICULTURE ; SYSTEME AGROALIMENTAIRE ; TRANSITION AGROECOLOGIQUE ; AGRICULTURE DE TRANSITION ; ECOLOGIE ; DURABILITE ; BIEN COMMUN ; BIODIVERSITE |
Résumé : | In this paper, we study sustainability transitions in agriculture and highlight several elements that distinguish transition dynamics in this sector from those more frequently studied in the socio-technical transitions literature. Our assumption is that ecological dimensions of agricultural systems affect transition dynamics. We illustrate this by focusing on two central characteristics related to biodiversity conservation: place-based embeddedness and the public goods' character of biodiversity. A qualitative, multiple-case study was conducted on the Dutch dairy sector by carrying out 22 in-depth interviews. We show how change in the agricultural sector is strongly geographically embedded and dependent on regime actors who need to be enabled and incentivized to partake in the transition process. Due to the public goods' character of biodiversity, there is a strong focus on the development of institutional novelty. Dynamics of change show a specific fit between ecological conditions and innovation. |
Cote : | Réservé lecteur CIHEAM |
URL / DOI : | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eist.2020.06.003 |