This article proposes that identity formation and reformation are important dynamics that influence and are influenced by the course of a sustainability transition. We study identity (re-)formation in the transition of the dairy sector in a rural area in the Netherlands: the Green Heart. Soil subsidence, high emissions, and economic pressures require substantial changes in practices in the dairy sector and most importantly, the landscape that it is intertwined with. We use narrative analysis to study identity (re-)formation in two new stakeholder collectives that aim to address sustainability in the area. We identify discrepancies between the narratives in these collectives and the transition challenge. These discrepancies can be explained by the role that the landscape of the Green Heart plays in the identity (re-)formation within these collectives. The attachment to the current landscape forms a lock-in for the sustainability transition in this area.

本文提出，身份形成和改革是影响可持续转型过程并受其影响的重要动力。我们研究了荷兰农村地区乳制品行业转型中的身份（重新）形成：绿色之心。土壤沉降、高排放和经济压力要求乳制品行业的实践发生重大变化，最重要的是，它与之交织在一起的景观。我们使用叙述分析来研究两个新的利益相关者集体的身份（重新）形成，旨在解决该地区的可持续性问题。我们确定了这些集体中的叙述与过渡挑战之间的差异。这些差异可以通过绿心景观在这些集体中的身份（重新）形成中所起的作用来解释。对当前景观的依恋形成了对该地区可持续发展过渡的锁定。