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This concluding chapter brings together a number of key themes discussed throughout the eight preceding chapters of the book. It outlines the need to understand the sustainability transitions and associated changes at various levels and in diverse contexts to a greater depth. It calls for greater attention to the ‘green’ skills development agenda in supporting transition to a low-carbon economy in which universities occupy a prominent position. The growth-enabling approach to low-carbon and ‘green’ organisational strategies is outlined as a ‘balanced’ answer to a traditional focus on cost-cutting initiatives often associated with a low-carbon orientation. The authors argue that collaborative action and leadership for sustainability are enabling and essential ingredients of successful sustainability transitions, including the transition to a low-carbon economy.
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Conway, E., Paterson, F., Baranova, P. (2017). The Transition to a Low-Carbon Economy: A Call for Collaborative Action Towards the ‘New Normal’. In: Baranova, P., Conway, E., Lynch, N., Paterson, F. (eds) The Low Carbon Economy. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56753-2_9
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