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PARADIGM Transitions to Sustainable Development Transitions to Sustainable Development • Transitions Approach: New research field that deals with  governance for sustainable development governance for sustainable development  • Core: Societal systems are complex adaptive systems  experiencing persistent problems that require a  f d fundamental shift – t l hift a transition‐ t iti t to reorient towards a  i tt d sustainable pathway Underlying principles of transitions approach:  • Social learning  • Complexity & Uncertainties • Dynamics & Steering  Session V: Sustainability Science Education 2nd International Conference on Sustainability Science,  23‐25 June 2010, Rome, Italy

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PARADIGM  Transitions to Sustainable Development Transitions to Sustainable Development Transition Management Principles a sto a age e t c p es (a) The dynamics of the system create feasible and  non‐feasible means for governance (b) Long‐term thinking as a framework for shaping  short‐term policy  (c) Objectives should be flexible and adjustable at  Objectives should be flexible and adjustable at the system’s level ((d)) Creating space for niches creation g p (e) Focus on frontrunners (f) Radical change in incremental steps Session V: Sustainability Science Education 2nd International Conference on Sustainability Science,  23‐25 June 2010, Rome, Italy

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PARADIGM Transitions to Sustainable Development Transitions to Sustainable Development • Portfolio of Transition Management Tools Portfolio of Transition Management Tools • Transition Arena: Participative learning,  ii i i i l i envisioning and agenda forming with an  explicit focus on sustainability li i f i bili • Transition Experiment: Pilots for governance  innovations for sustainabilityy Session V: Sustainability Science Education 2nd International Conference on Sustainability Science,  23‐25 June 2010, Rome, Italy

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PRACTICE TRANSITION ARENA Transitions to Sustainable Development Transitions to Sustainable Development • Transition Arena: Advocacy Coalition for Sustainability Transition Arena: Advocacy Coalition for Sustainability People Planet

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Citizens, Politicians, Researchers, Corporate‐Actors,  Practitioners Applied in various domains Energy (NL), Agriculture (NL, BE), Water (NL, AU),  gy ( ) g ( ) ( ) Healthcare (NL), Mobility (NL), Waste (NL) Stewardship, Committing to Sustainability,  St d hi C itti t S t i bilit Social Learning in practice  Loorbach, (2010), Governance Loorbach and  Rotmans (2010), Futures  

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PRACTICE TRANSITION ARENA Transitions to Sustainable Development Transitions to Sustainable Development Agriculture

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PROPOSITIONS & RESEARCH AGENDA Transitions to Sustainable Development Transitions to Sustainable Development •

Proposition 1: Sustainability transitions are long‐term processes of fundamental change  P iti 1 S t i bilit t iti l t ff d t l h that incorporate processes of societal, ecological, economic, cultural and technological  evolution. Research Questions:  ‐ Can we distinguish different types of transitions related to sustainability issues and  what does that mean in terms of societal dynamics? y ‐ Is it possible to understand ongoing transitions in which we all are part and if so, are  we able to influence these?

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Proposition 2: Enabling societal processes of change (transitions) implies an integrated  understanding of the dynamics of change and deliberate and reflexive strategies so as to  allow for self‐orientation of society towards a sustainable development pathway.  Research Questions:  ‐ How can we better understand complex evolutions in society to make better use of  complex system dynamics? complex system dynamics? ‐ Which are the means for governance that can deliberately promote societal  transitions while allowing self‐organization & self‐orientation of the societal system? 

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Proposition 3: Innovation and sustainable development are interlinked. Research Questions:  ‐ Which modes of governance can promote innovation while securing sustainability  values in multiple domains? ‐ Which are means for governance that can create space for innovation that complies  with sustainability values apart from regulation and institutionalization of innovation  systems? ‐ Which are means for governance that can anticipate multiple visions and values of  sustainability while facilitating the adoption of innovation? sustainability while facilitating the adoption of innovation? 

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Proposition 4: Sustainability transition is a continuous open‐ended process of societal  innovation. Governance for sustainability transitions has thus to secure sustainability  values such as long‐term orientation and intergenerational justice. Research Questions:  ‐ How can governance deal with the tension between promoting continuous  innovation while at the same time needing to ensure institutional performance? while at the same time needing to ensure institutional performance? ‐ Which are the means for governance that incorporate long‐term orientation and its  uncertainties? ‐ Which are the means for governance that ensure reflexivity and adaptability in face  Which are the means for governance that ensure reflexivity and adaptability in face of long‐term processes of transitions to sustainability? Loorbach, Frantzeskaki, Thissen (2009),  EU Sustainability Conference Session V: Sustainability Science Education 2nd International Conference on Sustainability Science,  23‐25 June 2010, Rome, Italy

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PROPOSITIONS FOR THE ROLE OF SCIENTISTS  Transitions to Sustainable Development Transitions to Sustainable Development ‐ Create interdisciplinary teams for research projects Create interdisciplinary teams for research projects ‐ Be a knowledge broker Be a knowledge broker ‐ Act ! Put sustainability in action ‐ Create paradigms or lifestyle icons of sustainability Session V: Sustainability Science Education 2nd International Conference on Sustainability Science,  23‐25 June 2010, Rome, Italy

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POTENTIAL Transitions to Sustainable Development Transitions to Sustainable Development Transition Network in the Netherlands: Research Education  www.ksinetwork.nl  ki k l Facts & Figures 2004‐2010 50 PhDs, 25 Post‐Docs Organization  3 Winterschools (2006,  2007, 2008) 1 Summerschool (2006) ( ) Workshops, Seminars,  Masterclasses,  Conferences Session V: Sustainability Science Education 2nd International Conference on Sustainability Science,  23‐25 June 2010, Rome, Italy

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POTENTIAL Transitions to Sustainable Development Transitions to Sustainable Development • A A research education to start with research education to start with www.ksinetwork.nl  • Research Network of Transitions h k f ii www.transitionsnetwork.org • Competence Center www.transitiepraktijk.nl

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PROSPECTS Transitions to Sustainable Development Transitions to Sustainable Development • Education Agenda: Transition Management Courses • Transition Management as a module in different  courses  • Transition Management in Post‐Graduate Academy  Transition Management in Post Graduate Academy (Erasmus University Rotterdam) (2008‐today) • Transition Management as a master course for Public  and Business Administration Curricula (Erasmus Uni)  (2011) + Strong focus on sustainability and sustainable + Strong focus on sustainability and sustainable  development + Course of management tool/portfolio  Session V: Sustainability Science Education 2nd International Conference on Sustainability Science,  23‐25 June 2010, Rome, Italy

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Sustainability science • Teach or inspire? • Science or approach? Science or approach? • Value or vision? • Sustainability Science as an interdisciplinary,  i t international issue for education ti li f d ti • Lessons from Transitions Research  and experience Session V: Sustainability Science Education 2nd International Conference on Sustainability Science,  23‐25 June 2010, Rome, Italy

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Transitions to Sustainable Development Indicative Publications Indicative Publications Transitions Approach  Rotmans, J., Kemp, R., and Van Asselt, M. (2001). More evolution than revolution: Transition management in public policy. Foresight,  03(01), 17.  Martens P and Rotmans J (2005) Transitions in a globali ing world Futures Vol 37 pp 1133 1144 Martens, P., and Rotmans, J., (2005), Transitions in a globalizing world, Futures, Vol.37, pp.1133‐1144  Van der Brugge, R., and Van Raak, R., (2007), Facing the adaptive management challenge: Insights from transition management, Ecology  and Society, 12.  Van der Brugge, R., and Rotmans, J., (2007), Towards transition management of European water resources, Water Resources  Management, Vol.21, pp.249‐267.  Transition Dynamics Frantzeskaki, N., and H. de Haan, (2009), Transitions: Two steps from theory to policy, Futures, Vol.41, pp.593‐606. Transition Management & Transition Arena Loorbach, D., and Rotmans, J., (2010), The practice of transition management: Examples and lessons from four distinct cases, Futures,  Vol.42, No.3, pp.237‐246. pp Avelino, F., (2009), Empowerment and the challenge of applying transition management to ongoing projects, Policy Sciences, Vol.42,  pp.369‐390. Loorbach,m D., van der Brugge, R., and M. Taanman, (2008), Governance in the energy transition: Practice of transition management in  the Netherlands, Int. J. Environmental Technology and Management, Vol.9, Nos.2/3, pp.294‐315.  Van Buuren A and Loorbach D (2009) Policy innovation in isolation? Conditions for policy renewal by transition arenas and pilot Van Buuren, A., and Loorbach, D., (2009), Policy innovation in isolation? Conditions for policy renewal by transition arenas and pilot  projects, Public Management Review, Vol.11, Issue 3, pp.375‐392.  Smith, A., A. Stirling, et al. (2005). "The governance of sustainable socio‐technical transitions." Research Policy 34(10): 1491‐1510.  Geels, F. W., B. Elzen, et al. (2004). General Introduction: system innovation and transitions to sustainability. System Innovation and the  Transition to Sustainability F W Geels B Elzen and K. Green. Cheltenham, Edward Elgar: 1‐16.  Transition to Sustainability. F. W. Geels, B. Elzen and K Green Cheltenham Edward Elgar: 1 16

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