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Analyzing sustainability transitions as a shift between socio-metabolic regimes
This essay seeks to specify the theoretical choices and assumptions involved in studying sociometabolic transitions, such as sustainability transitions, in a way that distinguishes them from mere “changes”. These generalizations draw on experiences with the empirical analysis of historical transitio...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Elsevier
2011
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4802507/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27066392 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eist.2011.04.004 |
Sumario: | This essay seeks to specify the theoretical choices and assumptions involved in studying sociometabolic transitions, such as sustainability transitions, in a way that distinguishes them from mere “changes”. These generalizations draw on experiences with the empirical analysis of historical transitions on various scale levels. This perspective is illustrated by using material and energy flow data to demonstrate global sociometabolic regime transitions during the 20th century. |
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