The thorny road towards green path development
The case of bioplastics in Lower Austria
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7366656 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nikolaus Steinböck, Michaela Trippl (0000-0001-9779-4836, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 735-749 |
| Publication date | 2023-08-29 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Regional Studies Regional Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2168-1376 • E-ISSN: 2168-1376 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/21681376.2023.2244572 |
| OpenAlex | W4386255403 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 30 |
This article contributes to a better understanding of how heterogeneous innovation system actors shape green industrial path development. Previous research has identified various forces of stability that reside within place-specific and non-local innovation system structures and advanced our understanding of the role of change agency in rearranging these structures to facilitate green transitions. Failures to reconfigure innovation systems have received limited attention so far. Drawing on recent insights into the role of maintenance agency, we cast light on how powerful actors undertake strategic interventions to prevent rearrangements of innovation systems from happening. Our empirical analysis of the emerging bioplastics path in the region of Lower Austria reveals how resistive incumbents from the fossil-based plastics industry, academia and support organisations preserve historically grown system configurations that favour the old unsustainable industry and create barriers to the consolidation of the bioplastics path
Agency (philosophy · Bioplastic · Business · Consolidation (business · Economic geography · Economic system · Economics · Evolutionary Economics · Industrial organization · Neoclassical economics · Path (computing · Path dependence · Social science · Sociology · Bioeconomy and Sustainability Development · Computer Science · Engineering · Innovation, Technology, and Society · Sustainable Supply Chain Management
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| Unique citing works | 9 |
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| Citations per year | 4,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |