Uncovering Ordering Principles: Finding Structure in (Energy) Transitions

The energy transition involves a complex societal transformation encompassing changes in production, distribution, consumption, and behaviour. It necessitates collaboration among private and public stakeholders as well as the adoption of technical and non-technical innovations to combat climate change. While new technologies are being developed,...

Understanding energy injustices experienced by stakeholders in the Rotterdam-The Hague energy region: Examining the decision-making process on a local and regional level and its impact on a just energy transition

Climate change has devastating effects on society, increasing the risk of natural disasters and associated health issues. These effects are caused by the greenhouse gases emitted by humans. Aligned with the Paris Agreement, the Dutch government aims to achieve a 100% reduction in emissions by 2050, striving for climate neutrality.<br/><br/...

Agile software development and IT-architecture interactions in the public sector: A multi-case study approach to identify whether these roles are complementary or counterproductive

Large software projects often overrun costs, development time and do not deliver what has been envisioned by the customer. An important factor contributing to these cost overruns is the mismatch in the approaches of IT-architects and agile software development roles. In literature there are hints that complementary added value could be achieved...

The Governance of Collaborative Ecosystems: Towards Trusted and Secure Online Business

The digital society increasingly demands for integrated ICT transformations. Societal, technical, and institutional developments enable interorganisational and cross-sectoral integration of digital services. However, a lack of trust and legal certainty impedes electronic transactions and the development and adoption of innovative digital...

A Case Study into Municipal Heat Transition: A Data-Driven Policy-making Tool

The national government of the Netherlands has mandated heat transition to the municipality as part of the global execution of climate agreement. However, despite many guides has been offered, municipal heat-transition policy is a tricky matter that the municipal policy-makers struggle to grasp. To support the systematic municipal heat...

Exploring self-organisation for car-sharing systems: An agent-based approach

Cities are getting more congested and polluted as they grow; transportation is one of the contributors to this. Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) could revolutionise the transportation sector for people. In MaaS, the car-sharing schemes will play a vital role and can help in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Moreover, in the long-term, these...

Governance and Experimentation: a study on key mechanisms to facilitate learning processes in mobility transition experiments

Pilots, or transition experiments, are widely regarded as a means to learn more about how to tackle societal challenges. This leads to a crucial role for double-loop learning, which involves modifying the existing norms, policies and objectives. Without double-loop learning, the transition experiments will be constrained in their influence....

Strategies for integrated governance of the water-energy-food nexus in Bonaire

The island of Bonaire is planning multiple sustainable transitions in the water,<br/>energy and food systems in response to numerous challenges, such as increas-<br/>ing population pressure, rising sea levels, environmental damage, high consumer<br/>prices and import dependency. The water-energy-food nexus is a relatively novel<br/>concept that...

The Openness between Platforms: What Changes in an IoT Context?

The main problem hampering innovation in the Internet of Things (IoT) is the fragmentation and lack of interoperability between IoT platforms. A possible solution for IoT platform sponsors to overcome this problem is to open up towards other platforms. To better understand how the IoT platform market is evolving and to inform future decisions...

Governance of Experimentation: A framework for evaluating transition experiments for urban flood risk management

Transition experiments are thought to be important tools for achieving transformational change in the urban water system. The governance of these experiments is described as a key factor in the success of these experiments. This paper sets out to operationalize and validate an evaluative scheme for the appraisal of transition experiments. This...

Fostering wind in foreign waters: Governmental roles stimulating export of the Dutch offshore wind sector

In a rapidly expanding offshore wind market, governments are evaluating their role in the support of the export of their domestic companies. This thesis looks at what roles governments utilize in the export domain of offshore wind. Four governmental roles are identified and their prevalence is rated in different stages of a novel representation...