This article explores new relationships between two sets of theories—the Multi-Level
Perspective (MLP) and social practice theories (SPT)—that are applicable in planning and …

A persistent conundrum for practitioners and researchers in the development context is that,
often, newly provided and improved basic services are not maintained by users despite …

In tackling and negotiating responsibility for anthropogenic climate change, governments
and businesses are increasingly concerned with shaping 'consumer behaviour', understood …

Disruptive innovations are perceived necessary for accelerating sustainability transitions.
However, it is not always clear what exactly is meant by it, what is to be disrupted, and by …

This paper explores environmental innovation in the largest emerging economy–China–and
its potential for contributing to global transitions to low‐carbon, more sustainable patterns of …

Households are increasingly the centre of attention in smart grid experiments, where they
are dominantly framed in a role as 'flexible consumers' of electricity. This paper reports from …

Deliberate technology phase-out is being recognised as a viable policy option to weaken
incumbent socio-technical configurations. At the same time, phase-out as a phenomenon …

This book explains how social psychological concepts can be closely integrated with
sociotechnical perspectives of energy transitions. It shows the value of actor-centred …

The increased diffusion of information and communication technologies (ICTs) impacts daily
life and economic growth. It introduces new social practices for households and business …

The heuristic multi-level perspective framework (MLP) is applied here to explore the
innovation process and determinants of adoption and diffusion of an individual project …