Integrated transitions toward sustainability: The case of water and energy policies in Israel
Integrated transitions toward sustainability: The case of water and energy policies in Israel
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向可持续发展的综合转型:以色列水和能源政策的案例
DOI:
10.1016/j.techfore.2011.08.013
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发表时间:
2012
影响因子:
12
通讯作者:
J. Paavola
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作者:
N. Teschner;A. McDonald;T. Foxon;J. Paavola
Transition Management literature has examined how long-term transitions could be directed toward greater sustainability. However, it has mostly taken a sectoral approach which neglects the potential relationships between environmental changes and policy dynamics in different sectors. This paper examines parallel and interrelated dynamics in the Israeli water and energy sectors by combining insights from the literature on policy dynamics, transition management, co-evolution, and policy integration. The developed approach examines how sectoral transitions may be coupled and technological regimes may co-evolve. Israel has battled water, energy and other scarcities from its formation. Consecutive dry years, the loss of stream flows, salinization of the coastal aquifer, and severe pollution are problems facing water managers, while air pollution, imported fossil fuels and carbon emissions are salient energy issues. Water and energy sectors are both in transition because earlier policies have resulted in socially-induced scarcity, degradation of environmental assets and loss of adaptive capacity to respond to future challenges. Current approaches to water and energy scarcities have evolved around technological configurations which emphasize traditional supply side solutions such as seawater desalination and additional power plants. They may be difficult to change without explicit integrative transitions management.
DOI:
10.1068/c0810j
发表时间:
2009
期刊:
Government and Policy
影响因子:
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作者:
Russel D
通讯作者:
Russel D