What role for sustainability in post-fossil regional transition processes? Exploring governance conditions, actors, and transition projects in a German coal phase-out region

Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 26(6), P. 575 - 591

Published: Aug. 23, 2024

While the coal phase-out is progressing in many countries, formerly fossil-dependent regions receive transition funding for substitute economic activities. This can steer these into a sustainable future, yet it not clear from outset whether governance conditions and actors' preferences are conducive to genuinely transition. The present study examines what extent sustainability goals shape process following German region (Lusatia), guiding logics observed therein. Three key aspects regional processes considered: enabling (policy coherence, participation, reflexivity, intergenerational equity); actors their conceptions; role of selecting projects. Based on expert interviews, policy documents, project lists, declarations, our findings indicate that rather low priority actors. In combination with ambivalent conditions, this manifests as weak focus among most resulting Nevertheless, analysis also reveals several projects focusing selective sustainability. therefore appears follow logic signaling, remains unclear might revert mere energy system substitution or else aspire comprehensive transformation.

Language: Английский

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Introduction to the special issue on the geographies of populism and populist geographies

Space and Polity, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 27(3), P. 263 - 268

Published: Sept. 2, 2023

Language: Английский

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Episodic populist backlashes against urban climate actions

Urban Studies, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 61(12), P. 2452 - 2466

Published: April 9, 2024

Populism is multilayered and involves two main dimensions – ideology strategy which are employed within beyond political parties. These can result in sometimes overlapping but generally divergent backlashes, targeting specific climate sustainability interventions cities. This critical commentary presents episodic populist backlashes against urban actions by exploring how they create their own landscapes across the spectrum cities progressive agendas. Specifically, article examines manifest on an scale highlights need for scholars to pay more attention phenomenon. The proposes complementary explanations why populism precedes thematic ways. include policy diffused global norms cities, counter-movements rhetoric justice what it entails, such as inclusion decision-making intersectionality. then concludes offering a research agenda actions, better understanding of movements might emerge into diffusion, coupled with intersectionality Global North South.

Language: Английский

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Coping with Decarbonisation: An Inventory of Strategies from Resistance to Transformation

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

Language: Английский

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