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The green economy, sustainability transitions and transition regions : a case study of Boston (2014)
Journal Article
Gibbs, D., & O'Neill, K. (2014). The green economy, sustainability transitions and transition regions : a case study of Boston. Geografiska annaler. Series B, Human geography, 96(3), 201-216. https://doi.org/10.1111/geob.12046

This paper is focused upon exploring the development of the green economy in particular locations, with the aim of identifying why some cities and regions have been successful in engendering green growth. To date we have little idea where the green e... Read More about The green economy, sustainability transitions and transition regions : a case study of Boston.

Rethinking sociotechnical transitions and green entrepreneurship : the potential for transformative change in the green building sector (2014)
Journal Article
O'Neill, K., & Gibbs, D. (2014). Rethinking sociotechnical transitions and green entrepreneurship : the potential for transformative change in the green building sector. Environment & planning. A, 46(5), 1088-1107. https://doi.org/10.1068/a46259

This paper explores the development of green entrepreneurship and its potential role in transformative change towards a green economy. It achieves this through a study of the green building sector in England and Wales, based on qualitative empirical... Read More about Rethinking sociotechnical transitions and green entrepreneurship : the potential for transformative change in the green building sector.

Making meat collectivities : entanglements of geneticisation, integration and contestation in livestock breeding (2014)
Book Chapter
Gibbs, D., Holloway, L., Gilna, B., & Morris, C. (2014). Making meat collectivities : entanglements of geneticisation, integration and contestation in livestock breeding. In M. K. Goodman, & C. Sage (Eds.), Food Transgressions : Making Sense of Contemporary Food Politics (155-180). London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315582702

To explore some of the contours of this meat ‘supply chain integration’ - ‘the phrase of the moment’ according to Farmers Weekly - this chapter draws on research conducted as part of a project exploring the effects of the emergence of particular type... Read More about Making meat collectivities : entanglements of geneticisation, integration and contestation in livestock breeding.