1. www.cardiff.ac.uk/research Governance and social innovation for social and ecological transition Abid Mehmood MehmoodA1@cardiff.ac.uk Tipping Point Conference, Durham 2 nd July 2012

2. www.cardiff.ac.uk/research outline 1.Classification of views 2.Methodological tools 3.Social innovation 4.Adaptive governance 5.Conclusion

3. www.cardiff.ac.uk/research classification of views Mechanistic Disturbance (balance) Equilibrium Path-dependent Slow and steady (Direct tips) Within the same variable Evolutionary Adaptation (change) Adaptive resilience Path- breaking/altering Minor but continuous (Contextual tips) Among different variables

4. www.cardiff.ac.uk/research methodological tools Periodization Space and time Conjunctures Moments – Structural – Emblematic – Turning Transformation and reproduction Collapse Place, time, environment Systems interaction Gradual shift Risks and uncertainties Relationships between past and future

5. www.cardiff.ac.uk/research social innovation Self-conscious collective action to address unsatisfied needs and support alternatives In place-based terms (Moulaert et al 2005): – satisfaction of needs – social relations – empowerment A factor of change  socio-ecological transition

6. www.cardiff.ac.uk/research adaptive governance A response to urban growth  social impacts  ecological stress Interface: public policy, civil society, biophysical Social learning and adaptive management Adaptive cycles: exploitation, conservation, creative destruction, and renewal socio-ecological complexity: variety, adapt, transform

7. www.cardiff.ac.uk/research