TY - JOUR
AU - Walker, Gordon
AB - Environment and Planning A 2007, volume 39, pages 763 ^ 770 DOI:10.1068/a39310 Commentary ``The critique of the inanities and injustices of present society, however obvious they may be, is disqualified by a simple reminder that remaking society by design may only make it worse than it was. Alternative ends are invalidated on the strength of the proved ineffectuality of means.'' Bauman (1991, page 269) Green is not alone in contending that ``environmental `crises' require fundamental (1) changes in the socio-technological structure of the way we live and work.'' For those concerned with sustainability, the idea of transitionöof substantial change and move- ment from one state to anotheröhas powerful normative attractions. If `we' can steer change, shape future development, and manage movement in desired directions, perhaps `we' can make the environment a better and more sustainable place in which to live. But how so to do? In a manifestly complex world dominated by hegemonic ideologies of neoliberal capitalism, global finance, and commodity flows is it really possible to intervene and deliberately shift technologies, practices, and social arrange- mentsönot to mention their systemic interaction and interdependenciesöonto an altogether different, altogether more sustainable track? Across the board there is growing recognition of 
TI - Caution! Transitions Ahead: Politics, Practice, and Sustainable Transition Management
JF - Environment and Planning A
DO - 10.1068/a39310
DA - 2007-04-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/sage/caution-transitions-ahead-politics-practice-and-sustainable-transition-KvnkiBY1jX
SP - 763
EP - 770
VL - 39
IS - 4
DP - DeepDyve
ER -