dc.contributor.author
Jacob, Klaus
dc.contributor.author
Graaf, Lisa
dc.contributor.author
Bär, Holger
dc.date.accessioned
2018-06-08T08:14:33Z
dc.date.available
2015-12-23T13:42:44.587Z
dc.identifier.uri
https://refubium.fu-berlin.de/handle/fub188/19648
dc.identifier.uri
http://dx.doi.org/10.17169/refubium-23252
dc.description.abstract
In this article, we develop the concept of transformative environmental policy
as a com-plementary field of environmental policy, which addresses on-going
processes of societal change and utilizes them for achieving environmental
sustainability. In our view, transformative environmental policies are not
replacing other environmental policies that protect natural resources or
reduce emissions or such policies that aim to integrate environmental concerns
in other domains of policy making. Instead, transformative environmental
policy is focused on on-going societal change. The concept of transformative
environmental policy is based on the assumption of limited government’s
capacities to plan and steer societal transformations. Based on this
assumption, it suggests three key elements of governing transformative change:
1) a systematic observation and analysis of processes of societal change, 2)
identifying issue areas and action fields which are critical for societal
change even if they are beyond the traditional responsibility of environmental
departments, and 3) the development, support and review of experiments which
have the potential of re-directing societal trends towards sustainability. The
concept is based on the notion of transformation as a co-evolution of
different societal systems, and in particular technological systems, culture
and institutions. There is no single determinant that is causal for
transformation, and certainly not a single governmental intervention. Instead,
transformations are the result of a dynamic interplay between different
systems and innovation. The concept seeks realistic opportunities of
influencing societal transformations towards sustainability. It is a
characteristic of transformations that the direction and the pace of change
are disputed. This is also the case for transformations towards
sustainability: Different actors compete on the framing of visions which may
guide such transformation. They range from green economy-visions of
industrialized and globalized societies to post growth-visions and
regionalized societies. The paper is organized as follows: The first section
discusses questions on the characteristics of societal transformations, the
drivers and actors of transformation based on a review of literature. The
second section summarizes findings from an analysis of visions of
transformations towards sustainability. The third and final section develops
the concept of a transformative environmental policy and discusses the
implications for policy making and opportunities to govern transformative
changes
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15 Seiten
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urn:nbn:de:kobv:188-fudocsseries000000000372-4
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urn:nbn:de:kobv:188-fudocsseries000000000084-5
dc.rights.uri
http://www.fu-berlin.de/sites/refubium/rechtliches/Nutzungsbedingungen
dc.subject
societal transformation
dc.subject
sustainability
dc.subject
environmental governance
dc.subject
sustainable development
dc.subject
environmental policy
dc.subject.ddc
300 Sozialwissenschaften::330 Wirtschaft::333 Boden- und Energiewirtschaft
dc.title
Transformative Environmental Policy
dc.type
Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
dc.title.subtitle
An approach for the governance of sustainability trans-formation(s)?
refubium.affiliation
Politik- und Sozialwissenschaften
de
refubium.affiliation.other
Otto-Suhr-Institut für Politikwissenschaft / Forschungszentrum für Umweltpolitik (FFU)
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FUDOCS_document_000000023646
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04-2015
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no
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FFU-report
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15-4
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FUDOCS_derivate_000000005803
dcterms.accessRights.openaire
open access
dcterms.isPartOf.issn
1612-3026