The role of institutional regimes in motivating change for sustainable housing

Nicol, Lee Ann

doi:10.1080/09613218.2011.588590

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“…For example, we can see a contradiction regarding how the environmental experts used two rather opposite ways to disrupt institutions, that of consistent nagging, respectively, renouncing from the environmental mission. To create increased clarity concerning expert roles it is important to understand the reciprocal processes of institutionalization in relation to professionalization (Nicol, 2011;Suddaby and Viale, 2011). Here, the existence of and possibilities to participate in external networks seem to fulfil an important function for professional guidance and knowledge sharing among experts (Daudigeos, 2013;Benn et al, 2014).…”

Section: Multiple Tensions Between Practice Agency and Institutionsmentioning

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Conceptualizing environmental expertise through the lens of institutional work

Gluch

Bosch‐Sijtsema

2016

Construction Management and Economics

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Although a growing number of environmental experts have entered the scene within the Architecture Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry, studies of environmental experts' role and agency remain limited. In order to gain more clarity regarding the agency of environmental experts in relation to construction project practice the theoretical lens of institutional work is applied. A multidimensional framework, linking agency with three forms of institutional work, is used in a conceptual discussion on how environmental experts adopt various types of agency to influence institutional change towards a sustainable development of the AEC industry. Due to the fragmented and distributed project-based environment, the application of institutional work in the AEC industry uncovers tensions between various forms of institutional work processes. A dynamic model is therefore suggested to capture these tensions. Besides illustrating tensions, the model envisions the locked-in maintaining of institutions performed by iterative and practical-evaluative agency.

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Section: Multiple Tensions Between Practice Agency and Institutionsmentioning

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Conceptualizing environmental expertise through the lens of institutional work

Gluch

Bosch‐Sijtsema

2016

Construction Management and Economics

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“…The climate protection component of the treaty needs to be designed to address general obligations as well as specific issue areas, perhaps through separate protocols such as, for example, a protocol on promoting energy efficiency and clean energy services (Nicol, 2011), a protocol for other GHGs such as methane and nitrous oxide, a protocol on black carbon, a protocol on achieving synergies between mitigation and adaptation, and protocols on other relevant issues such as geoengineering and climate refugees. The REDD + agreement on protecting forests demonstrates the success of this approach.…”

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Creating a mutual gains climate regime through universal clean energy services

Moomaw

Papa

2012

Climate Policy

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Climate change is a serious threat to all nations. This raises the question of why continuous treaty negotiations for more than two decades have failed to create a viable or adequate international climate regime. The current strategy of addressing climate change misdiagnoses the issue as a pollution problem by focusing on symptoms (emissions) and not on underlying causes (unsustainable development). In short, the wrong treaty is being negotiated. Drawing on negotiation analysis, it is argued that the existing and proposed climate treaties fail to meet the national interests of any party. An alternative strategy for addressing climate change is proposed that reframes the overall approach to reflect all countries' development needs and links climate protection goals to the development structure of the treaty. The current deadlock over emissions reductions might be overcome and a mutual gains agreement reached by directing international cooperation towards promoting the provision of clean energy services for development and ensuring universal access to those services as part of an 'early action' agenda that will complement efforts to utilize forests and reduce other GHGs from multiple sectors.Le changement climatique est une menace sérieuse pour toutes les nations. Ce qui amène à s'interroger sur les raisons pour lesquelles des négociations continuelles d'un traité étendues sur plus de deux décennies n'aient su bâtir un régime climatique international adéquat et viable. La stratégie actuelle de lutte contre le changement climatique fait un mauvais diagnostique de la problématique, vue en tant que problème de pollution en se ciblant sur les symptômes (émissions) et non sur les causes sous-jacentes (développement non soutenable). En bref, c'est le mauvais traité qui est négocié. Sur la base d'une analyse des négociations, il est postulé que les traités climatiques existants et proposés échouent à satisfaire les intérêts nationaux de toute partie. Une autre stratégie de lutte contre le changement climatique serait de recadrer l'approche d'ensemble, celle-ci intégrant les besoins en développement de chaque pays et liant les objectifs de protection du climat à la structure de développement du traité. L'impasse actuelle sur les réductions d'émissions pourrait être dépassée et un accord de gains mutuels atteint, en dirigeant la coopération internationale vers la promotion de provisions de services en énergie propre pour le développement et assurant un accès universel à ces services fidèle à l'agenda « action préalable » complémentant les efforts d'utilisation des forêts et de réduction des autres gaz à effet de serre émanant de multiples secteurs.

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“…In the construction management (CM) and building disciplines, the majority of this work is centred on the technical, economic and policy aspects (e.g. Bob and Hutchinson, 2000;Torriti, 2012;Nicol, 2011;Fawcett et al, 2012;Gluch et al, 2009;Lowe and Oreszczyn, 2008;van Bueren and de Jong, 2007;Lomas, 2009;Schweber et al, 2015). For instance, technical research following Hill and Bowen's (1997) proposal of setting 'over-arching, process-oriented principles, to be used as a checklist' (p.223) for sustainable construction is still commonly found (e.g.…”

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The role of organizational climate in socially embedding construction firms’ sustainability goals

Phua

2018

Construction Management and Economics

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Despite the growing interest in sustainability research, little scholarly attention, both conceptual and empirical, has been given to assessing the individual-level behavioural issues that affect sustainability outcomes. Still less research is undertaken to examine the mechanisms by which construction firms enable their sustainability goals to be socially embedded within their organizations to shape the behaviour and attitudes of employees. In an attempt to fill this gap, this paper draws extensively from the literature on organizational climate perspective to explain how organizational-level characteristics and processes can result in a strong, conducive climate that fosters shared perceptions and guide behaviours that are fundamental to the attainment of sustainability goals in organizations. From the critical review of this literature, this paper offers three research propositions and avenues in which they could be tested. The paper concludes with a broadened discussion of the theoretical and practical implications this framework has on advancing the sustainability discourse within CM discipline beyond the current largely technical, policy and institutional foci.

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The role of institutional regimes in motivating change for sustainable housing

Cited by 10 publications

References 21 publications

Conceptualizing environmental expertise through the lens of institutional work

Conceptualizing environmental expertise through the lens of institutional work

Creating a mutual gains climate regime through universal clean energy services

The role of organizational climate in socially embedding construction firms’ sustainability goals

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