Technology-focused literature on socio-technical transitions shares some of the complex systems sensibilities of social-ecological systems research. We contend that the sharing of lessons between these areas of study must attend…
The Politics of Social-ecological Resilience and Sustainable Socio-technical Transitions
Reframing Resilience
In a world where threats – linked to climate change, epidemic disease, or fluctuating financial markets – loom ever larger, resilience thinking highlights the complex dynamics of social-economic- environmental systems,…
Pathways to Sustainability: the STEPS Centre approach
How do we deal with the spread of HIV/ AIDS or avian ‘flu? How can farmers in dryland Africa cope with the challenges of climate change? How do we address…
Social-ecological resilience and socio-technical transitions: critical issues for sustainability governance
Technology contributes both positively and negatively to the resilience of ‘social-ecological systems’, but is not considered in depth in that literature. A technology-focused literature on sociotechnical transitions shares some of…
Pathways to Sustainability: an overview of the STEPS Centre approach
This paper outlines the STEPS Centre approach to understanding dynamic systems and addressing their goverance so as to promote pathways to Sustainabilty that meet the perspectives and priorities of poor and marginalised groups. It lays out the ingredients of the STEPS Centre’s work, including linking diverse social and natural science perspectives, connecting theory, policy and practice and an engaged, interactive approach to communications.