Competing or complementary? : Socio-technical imaginaries of a bio-based construction sector
(2024) In Zeitschrift fur Technikfolgenabschatzung in Theorie und Praxis / Journal for Technology Assessment in Theory and Practice 33(3). p.15-21- Abstract
The construction sector needs to transition toward using bio-based building materials in order to reduce its negative environmental impact. However, it is unclear how exactly such a bio-based future will look like, with different stakeholders in different geographical contexts having different visions of the sector’s future. Based on an extensive collection of expert interviews with stakeholders from the construction industry in China, India, Italy, and Germany, we have identified six pri-mary visions. These are characterized by variations in their socio-tech-nical logics, including preferred materials, targeted market segments, economic characteristics, and stage of development. While many visions appear to be complementary in... (More)
The construction sector needs to transition toward using bio-based building materials in order to reduce its negative environmental impact. However, it is unclear how exactly such a bio-based future will look like, with different stakeholders in different geographical contexts having different visions of the sector’s future. Based on an extensive collection of expert interviews with stakeholders from the construction industry in China, India, Italy, and Germany, we have identified six pri-mary visions. These are characterized by variations in their socio-tech-nical logics, including preferred materials, targeted market segments, economic characteristics, and stage of development. While many visions appear to be complementary in principle, our findings also reveal con-flicts, which are often socially constructed. These conflicts may impede the transition toward a bio-based construction sector, as certain visions may delegitimize alternative uses of bio-based materials.
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- Fischer, Lennart and Losacker, Sebastian LU
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- bio-based materials, construction sector, socio-technical imaginaries, sustainability transitions, visions
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- Zeitschrift fur Technikfolgenabschatzung in Theorie und Praxis / Journal for Technology Assessment in Theory and Practice
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- 33
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- 7 pages
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- Oekom - Gesellschaft fuer Oekologische Kommunikation mbH
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- scopus:85212959658
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- 2568-020X
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- 10.14512/tatup.7145
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- English
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