Appendices

The present Appendix is part of a report prepared for a Master level course taught at the Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management in Delft University of Technology. The course, Engineering for Sustainable Development , has the objective of improving the students’ capabilities to contribute to sustainability. As students, we learn by conducting research about Texel as a sustainable island and…

Our team draw inspiration from the literature to start thinking and designing for Texel. We started by using an article (Pesch, 2015) and a book chapter (Borræs & Edler, 2014) to delineate our idea of how Texel currently innovates and how it can engage in the process of permanently innovate.  From that literature, we collected the concepts that we found most useful for our research. Therefore

Currently, many innovations are taking place in Texel. Local authorities are implementing new technologies such as smart lighting, inhabitants are taking initiative to develop new ideas, and overall, the island has the goal to become self-sufficient by 2065. Below we present some of the actors involved in innovation in the island as well as current innovative trends.   Authorities and…

This appendix refers to the Chapter 2 literature review. In this chapter each of the members of our group reviewed the concepts of presence, pro-environmental behaviour and well-being . Presence (Nevejan, 2015) Team member Concept interpretation Lesson(s) learned Graciela People have presence when they actively pursue their well-being in their own lives. Nowadays, presence…

The third chapter of our report has been inspired by two notions. First, innovations come in many forms and sizes. Seconds, innovations are made by people. In this section we discuss  grassroots innovations  and  intermediaries,  two concepts from Hargreaves, Hielscher, Seyfang & Smith (2013)’s work that explain the origin of our two chapter claims.  Grassroot Innovations (Hargreaves, 2013…

This appendix refers to the Chapter 4 literature review. In this chapter each of the members of our group reviewed the concepts of green industrialization, hybrid innovations and transition pathways. Green Industrialisation (Ely, Smith, Stirling, 2013) Team member Concept interpretation Lesson(s) learned Graciela Sustainability changes where market values and business interests…