Sebastian Losacker
Biographic Data
| ID | 4082810 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sebastian Losacker |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sebastian |
| FAMILY NAME | Losacker |
| SIGNATURE | LOSACKER S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8227-7801 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 20 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 35 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 20 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The geography of power and transition work: Insights from the bio-based construction sector in South Westfalia, Germany
This paper examines how power relations of actors shape (socio-technical) transition processes. While transition studies increasingly emphasize the relevance of agency for change, the role of power remains insufficiently understood, particularly at the micro level and in regional contexts. We develop a conceptual framework that integrates the transition work perspective with a relational understanding of power, distinguishing between power over, …
Trust the process: Regional process knowledge and the geography of circular economy innovation in Europe
The transition to a circular economy (CE) is essential to address pressing environmental challenges. This transition heavily relies on technological progress and innovation. However, the geography of CE innovations is uneven, with some regions outperforming others in developing CE-related inventions. In this paper, we aim to deepen the understanding of the geography of CE innovations and its drivers at the regional level. Specifically, we investi…
Exploring discourses in the German forest-based bioeconomy: A Q-methodological approach
In response to the finite nature of many resources and their significant impact on climate change, governments worldwide have developed political strategies and concepts to promote the transition towards a bioeconomy, emphasizing the use of renewable bio-based resources across various sectors. In particular, the construction sector can adopt wood as an alternative to carbon-intensive materials. However, the growing demand and more intensive use o…
Cap-and-trade policies and regional environmental innovation: Evidence from the EU Emissions Trading System
We investigate whether more regionally stringent cap-and-trade (C&T) policies induce regional innovation in environmental technologies and whether this effect spills over to proximate regions. Compiling a novel regional dataset, we test this argument for the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) over the period 2005–2020. We find evidence of an intra-regional spillover effect, which is weaker in regions specialized in environmental technologies. W…
Regional preconditions and sustainability transition pathways: Insights from circular, bio-based and resource-efficient building material innovations in Vietnam
High urbanization dynamics and major construction activities in its cities have highlighted the need for more sustainable building practices in the Global South. While local innovation processes take place at the grassroots level, they often struggle to break through. The study follows the main research question of how regional preconditions characterize the innovation, diffusion and transition dynamics of different “green” building material tech…
Guanxi and innovation in China: Insights from the (bio-based) construction sector
This paper explores the role of guanxi in facilitating innovation within the Chinese construction sector. Guanxi, denoting the network of trust-based relationships, is deeply rooted in Chinese culture and orchestrates innovation activities. As the construction sector shifts toward bio-based building materials, understanding how guanxi influences innovation activities becomes crucial for the sector’s sustainability transition. Through qualitative …
The geography of digital and green (twin) firms in Germany
The twin transition, which combines green and digital innovation in economic activities, is increasingly central to policy agendas and is also receiving growing attention in regional research. However, accurately mapping green, digital and twin (both green and digital) economic activities across regions remains challenging, particularly due to data constraints. In this study, we advance this research frontier and present a geographic analysis of …
What can the bamboo industry learn from timber? Resource mobilization across global innovation systems in the construction sector
In the scholarly literature on the geography of transitions, the global innovation systems framework has been used to understand how system resources—such as knowledge, legitimacy, markets, and financial investments—are linked across various geographical scales, contributing to the emergence and performance of an innovation system within a distinct technological field. In this paper, we further develop and adapt the conceptualization of global in…
How to build (in) the future? Legitimacy of socio-technical visions in a bio-based construction sector
The use of bio-based materials offers opportunities to mitigate the climate impacts of construction, with buildings potentially acting as carbon sinks. However, it remains unclear what a future bio-based construction sector will look like. One reason for this are diverse socio-technical visions for the use of bio-based construction materials. In this paper, we use discourse analysis across a comprehensive set of expert interviews to pinpoint (com…
Regional eco-innovation trajectories
Given that eco-innovations and the associated renewal of regional economic structures are pivotal in addressing environmental challenges, regional research is increasingly focusing on their spatio-temporal dynamics. While green technological and industrial path developments in specific regions have received considerable attention, little effort has been made to derive general patterns of environmental inventive activities across regions. Drawing …
Socio-technical imaginaries of climate-neutral aviation
Limiting global warming to 1.5 °C is crucial to prevent the worst effects of climate change. This entails also the decarbonization of the aviation sector, which is considered to be a “hard-to-abate” sector and thus requires special attention regarding its sustainability transition. However, transition pathways to a potentially climate-neutral aviation sector are unclear, with different stakeholders having diverse imaginations of the sector's futu…
National specialization and diversification in the bioeconomy: Insights from biobased technologies in chemical and pharmaceutical sectors
China’s digital and green (twin) transition: Insights from national and regional innovation policies
This paper examines the role of policy in China’s digital and green (twin) transition, building on a qualitative study of a large corpus of policy documents in green and digital domains. We analyse the multi-level governance of these transitions for three regional case studies: Shanghai, Wuhan and Hangzhou. We find that regions both adopt and adjust green and digital aims and means differently from national policy. A twin transition is not compre…
How can green events accelerate urban sustainability transitions? Insights from eight German regional garden shows
This paper builds on an acceleration mechanisms framework from transition studies and analyzes the role of green events for sustainable urban transformations. We study eight regional garden shows in German small and medium-sized cities, using interview and document data as well as on-site visits for an in-depth qualitative analysis. Our findings reveal that garden shows contribute to urban sustainability through implementing green projects and su…
Rethinking bioeconomy innovation in sustainability transitions
A spatial perspective on green technology adoption in China: Insights From Patent Licensing Data
In the transition to more sustainable regional economies, the widespread adoption of green technologies is crucial. However, little is known about the geography of green technology adoption and the relationship between regional demand and supply of green technologies. In this paper, we shed light on the (regional) factors explaining whether innovation adopters use green technologies that have been developed locally or green technologies that have…
‘License to green’: Regional patent licensing networks and green technology diffusion in China
Scale up advanced frugal design principles
The geography of green technology licensing in China
Heatmap techniques are used to visualize the geography of green technology license agreements in China. The map is based on unique patent and licensing data, linking regional technology development (licensors) to regional technology adoption (licensees), thus allowing the study of diffusion patterns of green technologies. It highlights the fact that most green technology license agreements are concluded within the same region, which is often negl…
Regional lead markets for environmental innovation
Regional lead markets for environmental innovation
Socio-technical imaginaries of climate-neutral aviation
Limiting global warming to 1.5 °C is crucial to prevent the worst effects of climate change. This entails also the decarbonization of the aviation sector, which is considered to be a “hard-to-abate” sector and thus requires special attention regarding its sustainability transition. However, transition pathways to a potentially climate-neutral aviation sector are unclear, with different stakeholders having diverse imaginations of the sector's futu…
China’s digital and green (twin) transition: Insights from national and regional innovation policies
This paper examines the role of policy in China’s digital and green (twin) transition, building on a qualitative study of a large corpus of policy documents in green and digital domains. We analyse the multi-level governance of these transitions for three regional case studies: Shanghai, Wuhan and Hangzhou. We find that regions both adopt and adjust green and digital aims and means differently from national policy. A twin transition is not compre…
How to build (in) the future? Legitimacy of socio-technical visions in a bio-based construction sector
The use of bio-based materials offers opportunities to mitigate the climate impacts of construction, with buildings potentially acting as carbon sinks. However, it remains unclear what a future bio-based construction sector will look like. One reason for this are diverse socio-technical visions for the use of bio-based construction materials. In this paper, we use discourse analysis across a comprehensive set of expert interviews to pinpoint (com…
Rethinking bioeconomy innovation in sustainability transitions
A spatial perspective on green technology adoption in China: Insights From Patent Licensing Data
In the transition to more sustainable regional economies, the widespread adoption of green technologies is crucial. However, little is known about the geography of green technology adoption and the relationship between regional demand and supply of green technologies. In this paper, we shed light on the (regional) factors explaining whether innovation adopters use green technologies that have been developed locally or green technologies that have…
Scale up advanced frugal design principles
The geography of digital and green (twin) firms in Germany
The twin transition, which combines green and digital innovation in economic activities, is increasingly central to policy agendas and is also receiving growing attention in regional research. However, accurately mapping green, digital and twin (both green and digital) economic activities across regions remains challenging, particularly due to data constraints. In this study, we advance this research frontier and present a geographic analysis of …
The geography of green technology licensing in China
Heatmap techniques are used to visualize the geography of green technology license agreements in China. The map is based on unique patent and licensing data, linking regional technology development (licensors) to regional technology adoption (licensees), thus allowing the study of diffusion patterns of green technologies. It highlights the fact that most green technology license agreements are concluded within the same region, which is often negl…
Scale up advanced frugal design principles
The geography of green technology licensing in China
Heatmap techniques are used to visualize the geography of green technology license agreements in China. The map is based on unique patent and licensing data, linking regional technology development (licensors) to regional technology adoption (licensees), thus allowing the study of diffusion patterns of green technologies. It highlights the fact that most green technology license agreements are concluded within the same region, which is often negl…
Regional lead markets for environmental innovation
‘License to green’: Regional patent licensing networks and green technology diffusion in China
How can green events accelerate urban sustainability transitions? Insights from eight German regional garden shows
This paper builds on an acceleration mechanisms framework from transition studies and analyzes the role of green events for sustainable urban transformations. We study eight regional garden shows in German small and medium-sized cities, using interview and document data as well as on-site visits for an in-depth qualitative analysis. Our findings reveal that garden shows contribute to urban sustainability through implementing green projects and su…
Rethinking bioeconomy innovation in sustainability transitions
A spatial perspective on green technology adoption in China: Insights From Patent Licensing Data
In the transition to more sustainable regional economies, the widespread adoption of green technologies is crucial. However, little is known about the geography of green technology adoption and the relationship between regional demand and supply of green technologies. In this paper, we shed light on the (regional) factors explaining whether innovation adopters use green technologies that have been developed locally or green technologies that have…
Regional eco-innovation trajectories
Given that eco-innovations and the associated renewal of regional economic structures are pivotal in addressing environmental challenges, regional research is increasingly focusing on their spatio-temporal dynamics. While green technological and industrial path developments in specific regions have received considerable attention, little effort has been made to derive general patterns of environmental inventive activities across regions. Drawing …
Socio-technical imaginaries of climate-neutral aviation
Limiting global warming to 1.5 °C is crucial to prevent the worst effects of climate change. This entails also the decarbonization of the aviation sector, which is considered to be a “hard-to-abate” sector and thus requires special attention regarding its sustainability transition. However, transition pathways to a potentially climate-neutral aviation sector are unclear, with different stakeholders having diverse imaginations of the sector's futu…
National specialization and diversification in the bioeconomy: Insights from biobased technologies in chemical and pharmaceutical sectors
China’s digital and green (twin) transition: Insights from national and regional innovation policies
This paper examines the role of policy in China’s digital and green (twin) transition, building on a qualitative study of a large corpus of policy documents in green and digital domains. We analyse the multi-level governance of these transitions for three regional case studies: Shanghai, Wuhan and Hangzhou. We find that regions both adopt and adjust green and digital aims and means differently from national policy. A twin transition is not compre…
Regional preconditions and sustainability transition pathways: Insights from circular, bio-based and resource-efficient building material innovations in Vietnam
High urbanization dynamics and major construction activities in its cities have highlighted the need for more sustainable building practices in the Global South. While local innovation processes take place at the grassroots level, they often struggle to break through. The study follows the main research question of how regional preconditions characterize the innovation, diffusion and transition dynamics of different “green” building material tech…
Guanxi and innovation in China: Insights from the (bio-based) construction sector
This paper explores the role of guanxi in facilitating innovation within the Chinese construction sector. Guanxi, denoting the network of trust-based relationships, is deeply rooted in Chinese culture and orchestrates innovation activities. As the construction sector shifts toward bio-based building materials, understanding how guanxi influences innovation activities becomes crucial for the sector’s sustainability transition. Through qualitative …
The geography of digital and green (twin) firms in Germany
The twin transition, which combines green and digital innovation in economic activities, is increasingly central to policy agendas and is also receiving growing attention in regional research. However, accurately mapping green, digital and twin (both green and digital) economic activities across regions remains challenging, particularly due to data constraints. In this study, we advance this research frontier and present a geographic analysis of …
What can the bamboo industry learn from timber? Resource mobilization across global innovation systems in the construction sector
In the scholarly literature on the geography of transitions, the global innovation systems framework has been used to understand how system resources—such as knowledge, legitimacy, markets, and financial investments—are linked across various geographical scales, contributing to the emergence and performance of an innovation system within a distinct technological field. In this paper, we further develop and adapt the conceptualization of global in…
How to build (in) the future? Legitimacy of socio-technical visions in a bio-based construction sector
The use of bio-based materials offers opportunities to mitigate the climate impacts of construction, with buildings potentially acting as carbon sinks. However, it remains unclear what a future bio-based construction sector will look like. One reason for this are diverse socio-technical visions for the use of bio-based construction materials. In this paper, we use discourse analysis across a comprehensive set of expert interviews to pinpoint (com…
The geography of power and transition work: Insights from the bio-based construction sector in South Westfalia, Germany
This paper examines how power relations of actors shape (socio-technical) transition processes. While transition studies increasingly emphasize the relevance of agency for change, the role of power remains insufficiently understood, particularly at the micro level and in regional contexts. We develop a conceptual framework that integrates the transition work perspective with a relational understanding of power, distinguishing between power over, …
Trust the process: Regional process knowledge and the geography of circular economy innovation in Europe
The transition to a circular economy (CE) is essential to address pressing environmental challenges. This transition heavily relies on technological progress and innovation. However, the geography of CE innovations is uneven, with some regions outperforming others in developing CE-related inventions. In this paper, we aim to deepen the understanding of the geography of CE innovations and its drivers at the regional level. Specifically, we investi…
Exploring discourses in the German forest-based bioeconomy: A Q-methodological approach
In response to the finite nature of many resources and their significant impact on climate change, governments worldwide have developed political strategies and concepts to promote the transition towards a bioeconomy, emphasizing the use of renewable bio-based resources across various sectors. In particular, the construction sector can adopt wood as an alternative to carbon-intensive materials. However, the growing demand and more intensive use o…
Cap-and-trade policies and regional environmental innovation: Evidence from the EU Emissions Trading System
We investigate whether more regionally stringent cap-and-trade (C&T) policies induce regional innovation in environmental technologies and whether this effect spills over to proximate regions. Compiling a novel regional dataset, we test this argument for the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) over the period 2005–2020. We find evidence of an intra-regional spillover effect, which is weaker in regions specialized in environmental technologies. W…
Geography (11 works) · Business (10 works) · Computer Science (8 works) · Economic geography (8 works) · Energy, Environment, Economic Growth (7 works) · Political science (7 works) · Sustainability (7 works) · Economics (6 works) · Bioeconomy and Sustainability Development (5 works) · China (5 works)