Smart grids and institutional change: Emerging contestations between organisations over smart energy transitions
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DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2021.101974
Abstract: Abstract Smart grids are promoted as promising pathways for dealing with new grid challenges that have arisen by the introduction of renewable energies. In Germany, increasing shares of volatile renewables have led to a growing… read more here.
Keywords: smart grids; smart grid; energy; grids institutional ... See more keywords
Institutional arrangements of outgrower sugarcane production in Southern Africa
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DOI: 10.1080/0376835x.2018.1527215
Abstract: ABSTRACT Management models are needed that empower local communities to produce biofuel feedstock in a manner that drives rural development. Much can be learnt through the accumulated experiences of sugarcane outgrower schemes in southern Africa.… read more here.
Keywords: outgrower schemes; arrangements outgrower; institutional arrangements; africa institutional ... See more keywords
A Comparative Study of the Effects of Institutional Arrangements in Municipal Solid Waste Services in Korea
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DOI: 10.1080/13876988.2015.1047679
Abstract: Abstract In Korea, local governments are primarily responsible for providing municipal solid waste services to citizens. This paper examines the effects of different institutional arrangements and characteristics on cost savings, efficiency gains and productivity in… read more here.
Keywords: institutional arrangements; waste; municipal solid; comparative study ... See more keywords
Institutional Arrangements and Political Shifts in Curitiba, Brazil: A Comparative Analysis of the 2004 and 2014 Master Plans
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DOI: 10.1177/1538513218762327
Abstract: In theory, shifts in institutional arrangements result in new public policies. This articles focuses on Curitiba, Brazil, an international flagship city of urban planning recognized for its technocratic government. The 2012 municipal elections and the… read more here.
Keywords: master; arrangements political; institutional arrangements; curitiba brazil ... See more keywords
Aligned Sustainability Understandings? Global Inter-Institutional Arrangements and the Implementation of SDG 2
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DOI: 10.17645/pag.v9i1.3591
Abstract: This article asks whether inter-institutional arrangements (IIAs) can facilitate norm understandings of sustainability in the global food regime complex to ensure the implementation of SDG 2. It refers to theories of norm implementation and regime… read more here.
Keywords: inter institutional; implementation sdg; sustainability; aligned sustainability ... See more keywords
Water Services Sustainability: Institutional Arrangements and Shared Responsibilities
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DOI: 10.3390/su11030916
Abstract: Poor water services in developing countries after national conflict as a result of institutional setups and devastating infrastructures. This study assesses how institutional arrangements have affected the poor water services in Somalia, through thematic analyses.… read more here.
Keywords: water services; water; services sustainability; drinking water ... See more keywords