Smith, A. (2007) ‘Translating Sustainabilities Between Green Niches and Socio-Technical Regimes’ Technology Analysis and Strategic Management 19(4) pp.427-450 A role for green niches has risen to prominence in the environment and innovation literature. The role of idealistic enthusiasts in the creation of sustainability initiatives in niches is widely recognized.The importance of tensions in incumbent socio-technical regimes is acknowledged to provide … Continue reading »
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Book chapter: Niche-based Approaches to Sustainable Development
Smith, A. (2006) ‘Niche-Based Approaches To Sustainable Development: Radical activists versus strategic managers’ Chapter in the book Sustainability and Reflexive Governance edited by Dierk Bauknecht, René Kemp and Jan-Peter Voss, 2006, (Edward Elgar, Camberley) Smith 2006 – reflexive governance book chapter_1
Journal paper: The Alternative Technology Movement
Smith, A. (2005) ‘The Alternative Technology Movement: An analysis of its framing and negotiation of technology development’ Research in Human Ecology 12(2) pp.106-119 Technology mediates our relations with one another andwith nature. Modern environmentalism recognised this fromits inception. Alternative Technology (AT) activists called forinnovations that would pre-figure ecological society. Thispaper analyses AT advocacy of technology. Using the … Continue reading »
GI briefing: Experiments in Alternative Technology
Supporting and Harnessing Diversity? Experiments in Appropriate Technology project final briefing (Dec 2006). Grassroots Innovations Briefing: Supporting and Harnessing Diversity? Grassroots Innovation Briefing: Supporting and Harnessing Diversity