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This chapter synthesises insights and lessons from the experiences with the operational and heuristic application of the transition management framework in five European and Asian cities: Aberdeen, Ghent, Higashiomi, Kitakyushu, and Montreuil. Zooming in on one of the transition governance principles, this chapter analyses how far the transition management activities outlined in the five empirical chapters of this book have contributed to creating space for change to building up alternative regimes and challenging the status quo. This analysis allows drawing lessons for transition governance principles and for operational process transition management designs.
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While in three cities a specific prescriptive methodology was followed, the other two cities did not: navigating these differences has been a challenge in the analysis for this chapter. To address this challenge, I have been as transparent as possible in my reference to these chapters.
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Wittmayer, J.M. (2016). Insights and Lessons for the Governance of Urban Sustainability Transitions. In: Loorbach, D., Wittmayer, J., Shiroyama, H., Fujino, J., Mizuguchi, S. (eds) Governance of Urban Sustainability Transitions. Theory and Practice of Urban Sustainability Transitions. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-55426-4_9
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