Abstract
A growing database of literature is geared towards the analysis and evaluation of Industry 4.0. One of the points of interest is the assessment of Industry 4.0 in the context of sustainability and sustainable development. However, there seems to be a gap in the literature focusing on transitions to more sustainable states that are evidently fostered by socio-technical [system] transitions, sometimes referred to as ‘sustainability transitions’. This presents the need to evaluate the interfacial layers of these disciplines, given the larger challenge of sustainability and Industry 4.0’s potential to support complex problem-solving. This paper presents a bibliometric analysis of the literature that jointly considers the concepts of sustainability, sustainable development, and socio-technical systems, and the transitions thereof with Industry 4.0.
Highlights
The modern world is rapidly advancing technologically, socially, and economically
This paper presents a bibliometric analysis of the literature that jointly considers the concepts of sustainability, sustainable development, and sociotechnical systems, and the transitions thereof with Industry 4.0
This paper aims to examine the extent to which concepts of Industry 4.0, sustainability, and sociotechnical systems have been jointly considered in the literature
Summary
The modern world is rapidly advancing technologically, socially, and economically. the concept of sustainability is increasingly prominent and necessary. Transition studies assume that transition processes towards sustainable socio-technical systems inevitably result in sustainable futures In this context, STTs are sometimes interchangeably referred to as ‘sustainability transitions’ (ST) [2], [4]. This paper aims to examine the extent to which concepts of Industry 4.0, sustainability, and sociotechnical systems have been jointly considered in the literature. To what extent have sustainability, sustainable development, and socio-technical systems been jointly considered with Industry 4.0 in the literature?. This study aims to highlight opportunities for future research within the space of socio-technical transitions or sustainability transitions, given the advent of Industry 4.0. For the purposes of this study, the literature pertaining to the concepts of sustainability and sustainable development, socio-technical systems and transitions, sustainability transitions and Industry 4.0 was collected using SCOPUS. Searches Socio-technical systems Sustainability or sustainable development Socio-technical transition(s)/transformation(s) Sustainability transition(s)/transformation(s)
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