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Glossary Element  Foresight Dictionary

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English: Sustainability transition

Glossary Element  Sustainability transition

Sustainability transitions refer to long-term, multi-dimensional and fundamental processes of change in socio-technical systems and to their interactions with ecosystems towards essentially sustainable modes of consumption and production. The idea of sustainability transition emphasises the need for societal transitions from efficiency gains to systems change.

Sources

EEA. 2014. Multi-Annual Work programme 2014-2018 – Expanding the Knowledge Base for Policy Implementation and Long-Term Transitions. Copenhagen.

Jakil, A. 2011. Sustainability Governance Foresight – Towards Bridging the Knowledge Gap between Policy Analysis and Governance for Sustainable Development. Vienna.