Castán Broto, V;
Mah, D;
Zhang, F;
Huang, P;
Lo, K;
Westman, L;
(2020)
Spatiotemporal perspectives on urban energy transitions: a comparative study of three cities in China.
Urban Transformations
, 2
(1)
, Article 11. 10.1186/s42854-020-00015-9.
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Abstract
This paper develops an integrated framework to study the socio-spatial and temporal dimensions of urban energy transitions to investigate the development and spread of solar energy technologies in urban China. A comparative analysis of three case studies of solar energy transitions in the cities of Foshan (in Guangdong), Rizhao (in Shandong), and Wuxi (in Jiangsu) demonstrates the framework’s applicability. The results map each city’s trajectory towards low carbon energy. Transitions result from dynamic interactions among central and local governments, solar manufacturers, solar installers, and residents. Alongside industrial strategies, locally-specific factors have a determining influence on the eventual outcomes.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Spatiotemporal perspectives on urban energy transitions: a comparative study of three cities in China |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s42854-020-00015-9 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s42854-020-00015-9 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © 2021 BioMed Central Ltd. This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
| Keywords: | Urban sustainability transitions, Solar technologies, Innovation pathways, Spatial embeddedness, China |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment > The Bartlett School of Planning UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment > UCL Institute for Global Prosperity |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10129113 |
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