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Backcasting for sustainability: Introduction to the special issue
- P. Vergragt, J. Quist
- Economics
- 1 June 2011
Abstract In this introductory paper we introduce the special issue on “Backcasting for Sustainability”. We present briefly a historical background, and position backcasting in the wider context of… Expand
Learning for Sustainability Transition through Bounded Socio-technical Experiments in Personal Mobility
- H. S. Brown, P. Vergragt, K. Green, L. Berchicci
- Sociology, Computer Science
- Technol. Anal. Strateg. Manag.
- 1 September 2003
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Bounded socio-technical experiments as agents of systemic change: The case of a zero-energy residential building
- H. S. Brown, P. Vergragt
- Computer Science
- 2008
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Past and future of backcasting: The shift to stakeholder participation and a proposal for a methodological framework
- J. Quist, P. Vergragt
- Political Science
- 1 November 2006
This paper deals with the past, present and future of backcasting. After having reviewed the origin and developments since the 1970s, it is concluded that several varieties can be distinguished and… Expand
Sustainable Technology Development
- P. Weaver, L. Jansen, G. V. Grootveld, E. V. Spiegel, P. Vergragt
- Sociology
- 8 April 2000
Foreword Leo Jansen and Geert van Grootveld Preface Paul Weaver Part 1 1. Capacity-building for sustainable technology development and innovation 2. The scale of the sustainability challenge 3.… Expand
Learning through evaluation: A tentative evaluative scheme for sustainability transition experiments
- C. Luederitz, Niko Schäpke, +24 authors Frances R. Westley
- Sociology
- 15 December 2017
Transitions towards sustainability are urgently needed to address the interconnected challenges of economic development, ecological integrity, and social justice, from local to global scales. Around… Expand
The impact and spin-off of participatory backcasting: From vision to niche
- J. Quist, W. Thissen, P. Vergragt
- Sociology
- 1 June 2011
Abstract This paper reports on a study that has systematically investigated the follow-up and spin-off of participatory backcasting experiments in the Netherlands five to ten years after completion.… Expand
James Gustave Speth, The Bridge at the Edge of the World: Capitalism, the Environment, and Crossing from Crisis to Sustainability
- P. Vergragt, H. S. Brown, E. Sanders, J. Peine, J. Speth
- Geography, Economics
- 1 October 2008
How serious are the threats to our environment? Here is one measure of the problem: if we continue to do exactly what we are doing, with no growth in the human population or the world economy, the… Expand
Towards cleaner production: barriers and strategies in the base metals producing industry
- E. Moors, K. Mulder, P. Vergragt
- Engineering
- 1 June 2005
Abstract The most pressing environmental problems of post-mining base metals production are solid waste production, gaseous emissions, and a high energy use. Most of the present solutions to clean up… Expand
The challenge of energy retrofitting the residential housing stock: grassroots innovations and socio-technical system change in Worcester, MA
- P. Vergragt, H. S. Brown
- Economics, Computer Science
- Technol. Anal. Strateg. Manag.
- 22 March 2012
This paper addresses an intractable problem: how to energy-upgrade the existing residential housing stock on a large scale, potentially saving up to 30% of all greenhouse gas emissions? The paper… Expand
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