TY - JOUR
T1 - Spatiotemporal perspectives on urban energy transitions
T2 - a comparative study of three cities in China
AU - Castán Broto, Vanesa
AU - MAH, Daphne Ngar-yin
AU - Huang, Ping
AU - LO, Tek Sheng Kevin
AU - Westman, Linda
N1 - Funding: The research reported in this paper was funded with a small grant from the Bartlett Faculty of the Built Environment, University College London. Support for the comparative analysis and writing was provided by a European Research Council Grant for the project Low Carbon Action in Ordinary Cities (Number: 804051 — LO-ACT, PI: Castán Broto).
PY - 2020/9
Y1 - 2020/9
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
U2 - 10.1186/s42854-020-00015-9
DO - 10.1186/s42854-020-00015-9
M3 - Article
SN - 2524-8162
VL - 2
JO - Urban Transformations
JF - Urban Transformations
IS - 11
M1 - 11
ER -