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Rethinking sociotechnical transitions and green entrepreneurship : the potential for transformative change in the green building sector

Rethinking sociotechnical transitions and green entrepreneurship : the potential for transformative change in the green building sector
Economy ; England ; Entrepreneurship ; Firm ; Green economy ; Green technology ; House building ; Innovation ; Socio-technical transition ; United Kingdom ; Wales
This paper explores the development of green building sector in England and Wales and its potential role in transformative change towards a green economy. It shows that green entrepreneurs move between ‘green’ and ‘conventional’ business, evolving
over time, such that this is a fluid and blurred, rather than static, state. Moreover, while the green economy and the green building sector are often referred to as coherent sectors, with agreed and consistent practices, our evidence suggests
that they are far from agreed, that business models vary, and that there are significant contradictions within so-called green building practices.

Green Revolution technologies reconsidered. Another view. The Ethiopian example

Green Revolution technologies reconsidered. Another view. The Ethiopian example
The societal modes of distribution are important components of the institutional setting in every society. On the basis of an example from Ethiopia, the socio-political effects induced by the technologies applied during the Green Revolution
will be analysed. This will provide an insight for reassessing modern agricultural technologies in different societies. - (L'A.).

Green revolution? Technology and change in rice-growing areas of Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka.

Green revolution? Technology and change in rice-growing areas of Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka.

Smart cities and green growth : outsourcing democratic and environmental resilience to the global technology sector

Smart cities and green growth : outsourcing democratic and environmental resilience to the global technology sector
Citizenship ; Climatic change ; England ; Infrastructure ; Outsourcing ; Participation ; Smart city ; Technology ; Telecommunications ; United Kingdom ; Urban area
This article examines smart cities and green growth though outsourcing democratic and environmental resilience to the global technology sector. Based on evidence from the cities of Manchester, Birmingham, and Glasgow, it is argued
that the strategies is to expand the market for new technology products and services to support ‘green growth’ with disregard for their wider impacts. It also explains that city systems become a digital marketplace where citizen-consumers’ participation
is increasingly involuntary and the hegemony of global technology firms is inflated. What follows is that the city’s ‘intelligent systems’ are defined through a digital consumer experience that has inherent biases and leaves parts of the city and its population

The green economy : functional domains and theoretical directions of enquiry

The green economy : functional domains and theoretical directions of enquiry
Clean technology ; Economy ; Energy transition ; Environment ; Environmental change ; Governance ; Green economy ; Man-environment relations ; Socio-technical transition ; Technological innovation
Focusing on literature on sociotechnical transitions, ecological modernisation, the ‘green’ cultural economy, and postpolitical governance, this article argues that understanding the functional and spatial heterogeneity of the green economy
necessitates a multitheoretical approach. It then explores how combining branches of research on socioenvironmental governance can lead to theoretically and ontologically richer insights into the drivers, practices, and power relations within the green economy

Green delusions : an environmentalist critique of radical environmentalism

Green delusions : an environmentalist critique of radical environmentalism
A geographer's perspective on the excesses of environmentalist thinking as it relates to wilderness, question of scale, technology, capitalism, and Third World development. - (DWG)

Nutrients and heavy metals in urban soils under different green space types in Anji, China

Nutrients and heavy metals in urban soils under different green space types in Anji, China
Applied ecology ; China ; Eco-city ; Green space ; Lead ; Nutrient ; Organic materials ; Soil pollution ; Soil properties ; Trace-element ; Urban area ; Zhejiang
The AA. investigated the soil pH, bulk density, nutrient content and the concentrations of Cr and Pb in the 4 main green space types, namely park green (PARK), street green (STREET), attached green space (ATTACH) and protective green (PROT
) in the built-up area of Anji (northwest of Zhejiang Province). Owing to past use of leaded petrol, the soils of the 4 green space types have been polluted by Pb in Anji, especially in the STREET and PROT sites. As an eco-county, Anji needs to adapt a soil
replacement method and a biological treatment technology to reduce soil Pb pollution to create a favorable environment for the residents of the area. The AA. suggest that soil quality indicators should be brought into the assessment criteria for eco-country
[b1] Dept. of Ecological Science and Engineering School of Metallurgical and Ecological Engineering, Univ. of Science and Technology, Beijing, Chine

Location, technology and industrial organisation in U.K. services

Location, technology and industrial organisation in U.K. services
services. Diversification croissante. Si les nouvelles technologies libèrent les entreprises des contraintes spatiales, le mouvement ne semble pas profiter aux régions périphériques, au contraire. - (Vnm).
GREEN, A. E.

Green governmentality : insights and opportunities in the study of nature's rule

Green governmentality : insights and opportunities in the study of nature's rule
L'A. souligne trois aspects clés de la gouvernementalité (analyses du pouvoir, de la biopolitique, des technologies de l'individu. Il s'agit d'une évolution théorique prometteuse pour qui étudie la nature et son rôle. A l'aide d'exemples issus des

Grüne Gentechnik“ für eine arme Landbevölkerung. Erfahrungen aus Indien

An often discussed question is whether modern technologies can help developing countries to overcome hunger and poverty. In the past, the technology-driven Green Revolution already helped prevent famines in India. Yet, the country still faces
the challenge of reducing widespread poverty. This article the potential role of a new agricultural technology - genetically modified (GM) crops, which emerged in what is sometimes called the gene revolution - in helping address this challenge. The first example

Are residential dwellers marking and claiming? Applying the concepts to humans who dwell differently

Community ; Green technology ; Housing ; Organization ; Social geography
In this article, the typical and mainstream modern home dweller is contrasted with several different empirical case studies of people who dwell differently, using alternative technologies, practices, and forms of organization in residential dwelling
[b1] Dept. of Social Sciences, Michigan Technological Univ., Houghton, Etats-Unis

Managing trade-offs in ‘ecotopia’ : becoming green at the Centre for Alternative Technology

Managing trade-offs in ‘ecotopia’ : becoming green at the Centre for Alternative Technology
Les AA. analysent le comportement des individus vivant au « Centre for Alternative Technology » au Pays de Galles en matière d’écologie et de gestion des compromis. Ils mettent en avant deux stratégies ; l’une basée sur la séparation des vies

Assessing soil erosion in a terraced paddy field using experimental measurements and universal soil loss equation

On an experimental site in Hsinchu county, Northern Taiwan, a terraced rice field was used to investigate the soil erosion under the regular cultivation of rice in 2005, fallow in 2006, and planting with green manure in 2007. The results show
that infiltration rates significantly increase when a terraced paddy field is under fallow or is planted with green manure; the paddy is more vulnerable to embankment collapse and increased the rates of soil erosion. The comparison revealed that soil conservation
[b1] Dep. of Civil Engineering, National Univ. of Technology, Taipei, Taiwan, Province de Chine
[b2] Dep. of Bioenvironmental Engineering, National Univ. of Technology, Taipei, Taiwan, Province de Chine
[b3] Dep. of Bio-Industrial Mechatronics Engineering, National Univ. of Technology, Taipei, Taiwan, Province de Chine

Les biotechnologies dans l'agro-alimentaire : un impact limité

Agribusiness ; Biotechnology ; Diffusion of innovations ; Food product ; Food production ; Innovation ; Technology
GREEN, R. H.

Technoparcs et technopoles

High-tech park ; Industrial restructuring ; Perception of the urban environment ; Science park ; Technology
GREEN, H., (Editeur scientifique)

Green Revolution? Technology and change in rice-growing areas of Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka

Green Revolution? Technology and change in rice-growing areas of Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka

Waste not, want not? Evaluating the urban sustainability implications of centralized versus decentralized wastewater treatment in Tijuana, Mexico

Baja California ; Factory ; Mexico ; Sustainable development ; Technology ; Waste ; Water ; Water quality ; Water resources
This article compares two sustainable wastewater treatment technologies used in Tijuana to better understand their contributions to the city’s attempts to increase economic, social, and environmental sustainability. A sustainable indicator analysis
reveals that both facilities utilize water reuse technologies and support reforestation programs. While the smaller-scale, alternative plant makes important contributions to reforestation, slope stabilization, and community education programs, it lacks
the capacity and treatment standards of the large-scale, centralized plant to meet the current and future needs of Tijuana. However, it argues that if the final water quality produced by smaller-scale, alternative technologies can be improved, these types
[b1] Dept. of Public and Environmental Affairs, Univ. of Wisconsin, Green Bay, Etats-Unis

The cultural economy of cleantech : environmental discourse and the emergence of a new technology sector

The cultural economy of cleantech : environmental discourse and the emergence of a new technology sector
Climatic change ; Environment ; Green capitalism ; Innovation ; Investment ; Sustainable development ; Technology ; United States of America ; Venture capital

Eco-urbanism and the eco-city, or, denying the right to the city?

This paper analyses the construction of eco-cities as technological fixes to concerns over climate change, Peak Oil, and other scenarios in the transition towards “green capitalism”. First, it highlights the inequalities which mean that eco-cities
new eco-cities are built, including the land market, reclamation, dispossession and “green grabbing”. Lastly, a sustained focus is needed on the multiplication of workers’ geographies in and around these “emerald cities”, especially the ordinary urban

Mobile ‘green’ design knowledge : institutions, bricolage and the relational production of embedded sustainable building designs

Mobile ‘green’ design knowledge : institutions, bricolage and the relational production of embedded sustainable building designs
L’A. analyse les impacts, tant hétérogènes que spatiaux, des tentatives de mobilisation des connaissances liées aux technologies de construction dites « vertes ». Au travers d’une comparaison limitée aux bâtiments commerciaux, du secteur public et à

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