There is a growing imperative for responses to climate change to go beyond incremental
adjustments, aiming instead for society‐wide transformation. In this context, sociotechnical …

This article introduces the new journal Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions
(EIST). We consider its key terms and offer a survey of relevant theoretical and empirical …

Over the last two centuries, the impact of the Human System has grown dramatically,
becoming strongly dominant within the Earth System in many different ways. Consumption …

Societal transitions involve multiple actors, changes in institutions, values and technologies,
and interactions across multiple sectors and scales. Given this complexity, this paper takes …

This research proposes a theoretical framework to reflect on bioeconomic transitions, which,
in turn, is tested by a case study of innovative and inclusive socio-institutional practices in …

The efficient use of natural resources is key to a sustainable economy, and yet the
complexities of the physical aspects of resource efficiency are poorly understood. In this …

Niche construction is the process of environmental modification by organisms. By
transforming natural selection pressures, niche construction generates feedback in evolution …

The use of models to study the dynamics of transitions is challenging because of several
aspects of transitions, notably complexity, multi-domain and multi-level interactions. These …

Some marginalized Spanish forest areas view the circular bioeconomy proposal as an
alternative solution and an opportunity required by both global and local challenges. This …

Economic growth and sustainable development are important issues for social prosperity.
Sustainable development strives for moderate and responsible use within the economic …