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Sustainability and Climate Change Governance

This cluster of papers explores sustainability transitions and resilience in social-ecological systems, focusing on topics such as adaptive governance, climate change adaptation, renewable energy, policy mixes, scenario planning, and transition management. It emphasizes the socio-technical perspective and the need for transformative change to address global environmental challenges.

43,742 works

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Most cited

  1. Stakeholder participation for environmental management: A literature review

    Mark S. Reed · 2008 · Biological Conservation · 4,215 citations

  2. The Struggle to Govern the Commons

    Thomas Dietz, Элинор Остром, Paul C. Stern · 2003 · Science · 4,168 citations

  3. Sustainability transitions: An emerging field of research and its prospects

    Jochen Markard, Rob Raven, Bernhard Truffer · 2012 · Research Policy · 3,688 citations

  4. The roads ahead: Narratives for shared socioeconomic pathways describing world futures in the 21st century

    Brian C. O’Neill, Elmar Kriegler, Kristie L. Ebi, Eric Kemp‐Benedict · 2015 · Global Environmental Change · 3,425 citations

  5. The multi-level perspective on sustainability transitions: Responses to seven criticisms

    Frank W. Geels · 2011 · Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions · 3,003 citations

  6. An agenda for sustainability transitions research: State of the art and future directions

    Jonathan Köhler, Frank W. Geels, Florian Kern, Jochen Markard · 2019 · Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions · 2,765 citations

Most recent

  1. Integrating Quantitative and Qualitative Methods in Participatory Environmental Research: Insights from the REGACE Project.

    Andrea Volterrani, Maria Cristina Antonucci, Domenica Fioredistella Iezzi, Fabiana Battisti · 2026 · Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) · 0 citations

  2. Integrating Quantitative and Qualitative Methods in Participatory Environmental Research: Insights from the REGACE Project.

    Andrea Volterrani, Maria Cristina Antonucci, Domenica Fioredistella Iezzi, Fabiana Battisti · 2026 · Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) · 0 citations

  3. Integrating Quantitative and Qualitative Methods in Participatory Environmental Research: Insights from the REGACE Project.

    Andrea Volterrani, Maria Cristina Antonucci, Domenica Fioredistella Iezzi, Fabiana Battisti · 2026 · Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) · 0 citations

  4. Integrating Quantitative and Qualitative Methods in Participatory Environmental Research: Insights from the REGACE Project.

    Andrea Volterrani, Maria Cristina Antonucci, Domenica Fioredistella Iezzi, Fabiana Battisti · 2026 · Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) · 0 citations

  5. Reframing irrigation management transfer as dynamic adaptive governance: a theoretical study and review of Taiwan’s institutional transformation under climate change and urbanization

    Yu‐Chuan Chang · 2026 · Paddy and Water Environment · 0 citations

  6. From mercury to plastics: Earth system science and governance strategies

    Dong Peng, Xinle Wang, Helene Angot, Michael S. Bank · 2026 · npj Emerging Contaminants · 0 citations

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