The grassroots of sustainable transition: a generic approach to describe local energy initiatives in the Northern Netherlands.IST conference, Zürich, 19-21 June 2013.

There is growing realisation amongst local communities that the organizations and societies within which they live and work need to become more sustainable in order to secure their social, environmental and economic futures (Coyle 2011, Müller et al. 2011). The underlying motivations vary but are often …