The diffusion of the Transition Network in four European countries

Dados Bibliográficos

ID7761150
AutoresGiuseppe Feola (0000-0003-1069-503X, University of Reading, autor correspondente), Mina Rose Him (University of Reading)
Ano2016
Volume48
Fascículo11
Páginas2112-2115
Data de publicação2016-11-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoEnvironment and Planning A Economy and Space (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0308-518X • E-ISSN: 1472-3409
EditoraSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0308518x16630989
OpenAlexW2304537099
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas13
Referências citadas4

The Transition Network exemplifies the potential of social movements to create spaces of possibility for alternatives to emerge in the interstices of mainstream, neoliberal economies. Yet, little work has been carried out so far on the Transition Network or other grassroots innovations for sustainability in a way that reveals their actual patterns of diffusion. This graphic of the diffusion of the Transition Network visualises its spatial structure and compare diffusion patterns across Italy, France, Great Britain and Germany. The graphics show that the number of transition initiatives in the four countries has steadily increased over the past eight years, but the rate of increase has slowed down in all countries. The maps clearly show that in all four countries the diffusion of the Transition Network has not been spatially even. The graphic suggests that in each country transition initiatives are more likely to emerge in some geographical areas (hotspots) than in others (cold spots). While the existence of a spatial structure of the Transition Network may result from the combination of place-specific factors and diffusion mechanisms, these graphics illustrate the importance of better comprehending where grassroots innovations emerge

Diffusion · Diffusion of innovations · Economic geography · Geography · Grassroots · Mainstream · Network structure · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · Computer Science · Innovation Diffusion and Forecasting · Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis · Regional resilience and development