摘要：This article applies socio‐technical transitions theory (STTT), with the aim of identifying how the barriers and opportunities that exist to implementing sustainable building are socio‐spatially embedded at a residential scale in Sydney, NSW. This is done through a series of semi‐structured interviews conducted with a range of professionals in relevant industries. The research concludes that barriers and opportunities to sustainable residential buildings in Sydney exist within a landscape context of housing provision in developed countries. However, the conceptual application of these barriers to Sydney, through the multi‐level perspective of STTT with a geographical conceptualisation of the socio‐spatial embeddedness of transitions, highlights the necessity of working within the Sydney and NSW context to facilitate genuine and meaningful transitions. Furthermore, a key finding of this article was the necessity of including socio‐economic factors in a STTT analysis in order to transition to a residential built environment which is both sustainable and affordable.
