Opening speech at the launch of www.buildingmelbourne.com, an initiative to accelerate the transition of Melbourne into the most liveable and sustainable city.
4. Understanding transitions Predevelopment Stabilization time Societal development Acceleration Take-off Macro-level (landscape, trends) Meso-level (regimes, institutions) Micro-level (Niches, individuals) From: Rotmans et al, 2000 From: Geels and Kemp, 2001
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6. Cities as social systems City of Melbourne Societal landscape City subsystems (regimes) Civil society and citizens Mobility subsystem Policy substem Energy subsystem Industrial subsystem Innovations and niches
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14. Transition governance structure local experiments transition icons Melbourne Transition arena Thematic transition arenas Municipal transition arenas Evolving agenda and pathways