The spatial dynamics of niche trajectory: the case of wave energy
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Resumo: | This paper proposes that niches, as protected spaces where technologies are developed and articulated with societal needs, transcend territorial boundaries, encompassing communities and actions that span several spatial levels. To support this assertion, the paper builds on the socio-cognitive perspective to niche development and extends it, introducing a new dimension – space – thus broadening and “spatializing” the concept of technological niche. This framework is applied to the case of wave energy. Empirical research combines a generic analysis of the construction of an “overall niche space” with a detailed analysis of the processes taking place in Portugal, which was one of the pioneers in the emerging field. The results confirm the niche multi-spatial dynamics, showing that it is shaped by the interplay between a niche relational space constructed by actors’ actions and interactions, and the territorial effects introduced by their embeddedness in particular geographical and institutional settings. |
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The spatial dynamics of niche trajectory: the case of wave energyNiche dynamicsSpaceWave energy technologyStrategic niche managementSocio-cognitive perspectivePortugalThis paper proposes that niches, as protected spaces where technologies are developed and articulated with societal needs, transcend territorial boundaries, encompassing communities and actions that span several spatial levels. To support this assertion, the paper builds on the socio-cognitive perspective to niche development and extends it, introducing a new dimension – space – thus broadening and “spatializing” the concept of technological niche. This framework is applied to the case of wave energy. Empirical research combines a generic analysis of the construction of an “overall niche space” with a detailed analysis of the processes taking place in Portugal, which was one of the pioneers in the emerging field. The results confirm the niche multi-spatial dynamics, showing that it is shaped by the interplay between a niche relational space constructed by actors’ actions and interactions, and the territorial effects introduced by their embeddedness in particular geographical and institutional settings.Elsevier2016-05-25T10:36:33Z2016-01-01T00:00:00Z20162019-04-12T12:31:29Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10071/11379eng2210-422410.1016/j.eist.2015.09.003Fontes, M.Sousa, C.Ferreira, J.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-11-09T17:33:46Zoai:repositorio.iscte-iul.pt:10071/11379Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T22:15:14.924294Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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The spatial dynamics of niche trajectory: the case of wave energy |
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The spatial dynamics of niche trajectory: the case of wave energy |
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The spatial dynamics of niche trajectory: the case of wave energy Fontes, M. Niche dynamics Space Wave energy technology Strategic niche management Socio-cognitive perspective Portugal |
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The spatial dynamics of niche trajectory: the case of wave energy |
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The spatial dynamics of niche trajectory: the case of wave energy |
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The spatial dynamics of niche trajectory: the case of wave energy |
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The spatial dynamics of niche trajectory: the case of wave energy |
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The spatial dynamics of niche trajectory: the case of wave energy |
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Fontes, M. |
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Fontes, M. Sousa, C. Ferreira, J. |
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Sousa, C. Ferreira, J. |
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Fontes, M. Sousa, C. Ferreira, J. |
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Niche dynamics Space Wave energy technology Strategic niche management Socio-cognitive perspective Portugal |
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Niche dynamics Space Wave energy technology Strategic niche management Socio-cognitive perspective Portugal |
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This paper proposes that niches, as protected spaces where technologies are developed and articulated with societal needs, transcend territorial boundaries, encompassing communities and actions that span several spatial levels. To support this assertion, the paper builds on the socio-cognitive perspective to niche development and extends it, introducing a new dimension – space – thus broadening and “spatializing” the concept of technological niche. This framework is applied to the case of wave energy. Empirical research combines a generic analysis of the construction of an “overall niche space” with a detailed analysis of the processes taking place in Portugal, which was one of the pioneers in the emerging field. The results confirm the niche multi-spatial dynamics, showing that it is shaped by the interplay between a niche relational space constructed by actors’ actions and interactions, and the territorial effects introduced by their embeddedness in particular geographical and institutional settings. |
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