The transformation of provisioning systems from an integrated perspective of social metabolism and political economy : a conceptual framework
Schaffartzik, Anke (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals)
Pichler, Melanie (University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences. Institute of Social Ecology)
Pineault, Eric (Université du Québec à Montréal. Institut des Sciences de l'Environnement)
Wiedenhofer, Dominik (University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences. Institute of Social Ecology)
Gross, Robert (University of Innsbruck. Institute of History and European Ethnology)
Haberl, Helmut (University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences. Institute of Social Ecology)

Data:	2021
Resum:	Energy, food, or mobility can be conceptualized as provisioning systems which are decisive to sustainability transformations in how they shape resource use and because of emissions resulting from them. To curb environmental pressures and improve societal well-being, fundamental changes to existing provisioning systems are necessary. In this article, we propose that provisioning systems be conceptualized as featuring integrated socio-metabolic and political-economic dimensions. In socio-metabolic terms, material stocks-buildings, infrastructures, and machines, for example-are key components of provisioning systems and transform flows of energy and materials into goods and services. In political-economic terms, provisioning systems are formed by actors, institutions, and capital. We loosely identify and closely analyze, from socio-metabolic and political-economic perspectives, five phases along which provisioning systems are shaped and in which specific opportunities for interventions exist. Relying mainly on examples from the fossil-fueled electricity system, we argue that an integrated conceptualization of provisioning systems can advance understanding of these systems in two essential ways: by (1) facilitating a more encompassing perspective on current forms of provisioning as relying on capitalist regulation and on material stocks and flows and by (2) embedding provisioning systems within their historical context, making it possible to conceive of more sustainable and just forms of provisioning under (radically) altered conditions.
Ajuts:	European Commission 741950 Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad MDM-2015-0552
Nota:	Unidad de excelencia María de Maeztu CEX2019-000940-M
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Llengua:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Matèria:	Capitalist provisioning ; Material stocks ; Capital ; Fossil energy system ; Distribution ; Socio-ecological conflicts
Publicat a:	Sustainability science, Vol. 16, Issue 5 (September 2021) , p. 1405-1421, ISSN 1862-4057

DOI: 10.1007/s11625-021-00952-9
PMID: 34721700

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