CONTENTS
List of Figures, Tables and Boxes
List of Acronyms and Abbreviations
About the Contributors
Preface
Intermediaries and the Reconfiguratior of Urban Infrastructures: An Introduction
Timothy Moss, Simon Guy, Simon Marvin and Will Medd 1
Part I: Conceptual Framework: Governance, Transitions and Cities Introduction
Simon Marvin 15
Intermediaries and the Governance of Urban Infrastructures in Transition
Timothy Moss 17
Systemic Intermediaries and Transition Processes Harro van Lente, Marko Hekkert, Ruud Smits and Bas van Waveren 36
Cities Mediating Technological Transitions Mike Hodson and Simon Marvin 53
Part II: Intermediaries in Network Transitions Introduction Timothy Moss 71
Constructing Markets for Green Electricity: The 'Soft Power' of Intermediaries in Transforming Energy Systems
Harald Rohracber 75
Innovation to Intermediaries: Translating the EU Urban Wastewater Directive
Ross Beveridge and Simon Guy 92
The Intermediation of Water Expertise in a Post-privatization Context
Timothy Moss and Ulrike von Schlippenbach 108
Mobility, Markets and 'Hidden' Intermediation: Aviation and Frequent Flying
Sally Randies and Sarah Mander 124
Part III: Intermediaries and Scalar Transitions Introduction
Simon Guy 139
Strategic Intermediation: Between Regional Strategy and Local Practice
Will Medd and Simon Marvin 143
Reinterpreting Regulations: Architects as Intermediaries for Zero Carbon Buildings
Jan Fischer and Simon Guy 160
Smart Meters as Obligatory Intermediaries: Reconstructing Environmental Action
Simon Marvin, Heather Chappells and Simon Guy 175
Bridging the Recovery Gap
Rebecca Whittle and Will Medd 192
Conclusions: The Transformative Power of Intermediaries
Simon Marvin, Simon Guy, Will Medd and Timothy Moss 209
Index 219