Excited to share that our latest paper, ๐๐ป๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐๐ฐ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ-๐ถ๐ป-๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐: ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ป๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐๐ฐ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ป๐ณ๐น๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ป๐ณ๐น๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ has just been published in Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions ๐
Article link: https://lnkd.in/dFhW_fc6
Despite ambitious #sustainability goals, #infrastructure planning and development still fall behind. Infrastructures are more than technical assetsโtheyโre shaped by institutions, practices, and long-term investments. This review brings together insights from #energy, #water, and #mobility to explore how infrastructure and sustainability transitions co-evolveโand where new synergies, or persistent gaps, remain.
๐ ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ผ?
We systematically analyzed 97 studies to explore how infrastructure and sustainability transitions influence each other. Using a dual lens, we identified six key themes: infrastructure influences transitions through #lockins or #integration; while transitions shape infrastructure via #product #innovations and #process #transformations. Additionally, we examined how both dynamics are managed across ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ฐ, ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐.
๐ก ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ง๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐๐:
ยทย Transition studies often idealize innovation without grappling with infrastructure realities. Conceptual work on niche and regime shifts rarely engages with the material, technical, or managerial ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐๐ฐ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐๐ฒ๐บ๐.
ยทย The ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ท๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐. While strategic visions and operational pilots receive attention, the middleโwhere coordination translation and negotiation occurโis rarely examined.
ยท ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐-๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ are largely ignored. Most studies reflect the splintered governance of infrastructure, analyzing ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐น๐ผ๐ and rarely engaging in #nexus thinking across energy, water, and mobility systems.
ย
Future research should ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐บ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐: the overlooked space where coordination happens in and between infrastructureโand where capacities in knowledge, skills, and collaboration must be strengthened to drive real change.
I want to thank my amazing co-authors, Paul Chan, Dr. Daan Schraven and Martijn Leijten whose invaluable feedback and support helped structure this study.
ย
Stay tuned for our upcoming papers on empirical cases from Dutch infrastructure!
Sustainability Transitions Research Network (STRN)
Article link: https://lnkd.in/dFhW_fc6
Despite ambitious #sustainability goals, #infrastructure planning and development still fall behind. Infrastructures are more than technical assetsโtheyโre shaped by institutions, practices, and long-term investments. This review brings together insights from #energy, #water, and #mobility to explore how infrastructure and sustainability transitions co-evolveโand where new synergies, or persistent gaps, remain.
๐ ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ผ?
We systematically analyzed 97 studies to explore how infrastructure and sustainability transitions influence each other. Using a dual lens, we identified six key themes: infrastructure influences transitions through #lockins or #integration; while transitions shape infrastructure via #product #innovations and #process #transformations. Additionally, we examined how both dynamics are managed across ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ฐ, ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐.
๐ก ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ง๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐๐:
ยทย Transition studies often idealize innovation without grappling with infrastructure realities. Conceptual work on niche and regime shifts rarely engages with the material, technical, or managerial ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐๐ฐ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐๐ฒ๐บ๐.
ยทย The ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ท๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐. While strategic visions and operational pilots receive attention, the middleโwhere coordination translation and negotiation occurโis rarely examined.
ยท ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐-๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ are largely ignored. Most studies reflect the splintered governance of infrastructure, analyzing ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐น๐ผ๐ and rarely engaging in #nexus thinking across energy, water, and mobility systems.
ย
Future research should ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐บ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐: the overlooked space where coordination happens in and between infrastructureโand where capacities in knowledge, skills, and collaboration must be strengthened to drive real change.
I want to thank my amazing co-authors, Paul Chan, Dr. Daan Schraven and Martijn Leijten whose invaluable feedback and support helped structure this study.
ย
Stay tuned for our upcoming papers on empirical cases from Dutch infrastructure!
Sustainability Transitions Research Network (STRN)
