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Busch, Hans-Christian ORCID: 0000-0003-4739-6244 (2021). Frugal innovation in energy transitions: insights from solar energy cases in Brazil. Camb. J. Regions Econ. Soc., 14 (2). S. 321 - 341. OXFORD: OXFORD UNIV PRESS. ISSN 1752-1386

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Abstract

This article refines our understanding of frugal innovation in geographical energy transitions research. Frugal innovation represents a strategic approach to solving local problems with limited resources through complexity reduction. The article analyses three frugal innovation cases from SAo Paulo, Brazil. For each case, the analysis focuses on specific resource-constrained local context conditions, actors' frugal approaches to overcoming these conditions and multi-scalar resource mobilisation strategies to scale frugal solutions. The article concludes by identifying three roles of frugality in energy transitions: (i) outcome complexity reduction enables scalable model solutions; (ii) process complexity reduction enables industrially scalable production; (iii) a philosophy of complexity reduction enables scalable dissemination strategies.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Busch, Hans-Christian UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0003-4739-6244 UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-565880
DOI:	10.1093/cjres/rsab007
Journal or Publication Title:	Camb. J. Regions Econ. Soc.
Volume:	14
Number:	2
Page Range:	S. 321 - 341
Date:	2021
Publisher:	OXFORD UNIV PRESS
Place of Publication:	OXFORD
ISSN:	1752-1386
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language GRASS-ROOTS INNOVATIONS; SUSTAINABILITY TRANSITIONS; DEVELOPING-COUNTRIES; PATH CREATION; SYSTEMS; CHALLENGES; GEOGRAPHY; REGIONS Multiple languages Development Studies; Economics; Geography Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/56588