The nature of experiments for sustainability transformations: A search for common ground

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 169, Issue , 2017, Pages 30-38

  Weiland, Sabine ^a   Bleicher, Alena ^b   Polzin, Christine ^b   Rauschmayer, Felix ^b   Rode, Julian ^b  

^a UNIV LILLE   (France)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

History of science; Real world experiments; Reflexive governance; Sustainability transformation; Transition management

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING;

COMMON GROUND; HISTORY OF SCIENCE; KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTION; MULTILEVELS; REAL WORLD EXPERIMENT; REFLEXIVE GOVERNANCES; TRANSITION MANAGEMENT;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 85021411736     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.06.182     Document Type: Article

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