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What is protective space? Reconsidering niches in transitions to sustainability
Research Policy · 2012 · Vol. 41(6) · pp. 1025–1036
Adrian Smith✉(University of Sussex)Rob Raven(Eindhoven University of Technology)
Sustainability and Climate Change GovernanceInnovation, Technology, and SocietyComplex Systems and Decision MakingNicheEcological nicheMainstreamNiche constructionSustainabilityEmpowermentPoliticsSociologyNarrativePolitical science
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- Research Councils UK
- Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek
- Economic and Social Research Council
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