Nordic Journal of Urban Studies,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
3(2), С. 4 - 20
Опубликована: Дек. 22, 2023
The
influx
of
digital
platforms
into
the
mobility
sector
has
created
a
myriad
new
forms
services
in
urban
transport.The
proliferation
raises
questions
regarding
public
actors'
strategic
planning
capacities
times
platformisation.In
this
paper,
focus
is
directed
towards
Mobility-as-a-Service
(MaaS)
as
an
example
platformisation
taking
place
setting
where
actors
have
(in
theory)
had
opportunity
to
influence
platform
developments
relation
and
planning.Based
on
qualitative
research
pilot
project
for
MaaS
Stockholm
region,
aim
paper
provide
insights
relationship
between
planning.More
specifically,
we
discuss
how
local
regional
organisations
with
responsibilities
transport
land-use
navigate
respond
ongoing
mobility,
from
perspective.The
analysis
shows
that
generally
frame
beyond
their
sphere
responsibility.Consequently,
there
risk
do
not
central
governance
dilemmas
poses.Our
findings
also
suggest
working
through
lens
forefronts
practical
implementation
over
long-term
questions.
Energy Research & Social Science,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
112, С. 103503 - 103503
Опубликована: Март 9, 2024
Solar
energy
takes
many
varied
forms
in
and
beyond
the
urban
infrastructure.
Compared
to
large-scale
plants,
small-scale
solar
have
received
little
attention,
yet
arguably
hold
more
hope
for
just
transitions
by
serving
local
needs
close
demand
while
distributing
benefits
locally.
These
mark
contingent
outcomes
of
struggles
against
rigid
bureaucracies
infrastructure,
thus
constitute
interface
between
distributed
generation
electricity
distribution
end-use,
which
are
traditionally
highly-regulated
domains.
Small-scale
plants
new
interventions
built
environments
imbued
with
historical
cultural
meaning
shaped
sociotechnical
practices
use
everyday
life
cities
their
peripheral
spaces.
This
paper
draws
on
comparative
visual
ethnographies
development
Jaipur
Jodhpur
(in
Rajasthan,
India)
Lisbon
(Portugal).
Through
engagement
take
within
fabric
these
financially-constrained
contexts,
I
argue
that
faces
intractable
structural
barriers
limit
its
potential
rapidly
scaling
contributions
transitions.
intrinsic
sectoral
political
economies
require
not
techno-economic
but
institutional
step-change,
ecology
can
help
inform
catalyse.
European Urban and Regional Studies,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
31(2), С. 116 - 131
Опубликована: Сен. 15, 2023
While
the
role
of
cities
and
regions
is
increasingly
acknowledged
for
climate
action
discussed
in
literature
on
sustainability
transitions,
specific
condition
peripheral
has
received
less
attention.
This
article
develops
a
bibliometric
review
to
shed
light
discuss
how
(multi-dimensional)
notion
periphery
been
conceived
implicitly
declinate
different
streams
studying
low-carbon
transitions
at
sub-national
level.
studies
explicitly
addressing
issues
peripherality
are
still
scarce,
identifies
four
critical
dimensions
that
contribute
frame
structural
bottlenecks
opportunities:
socio-spatial
unevenness,
asset
fragility,
network
positionality
agency
multi-scalar
embeddedness
transition
policies.
At
interface
urban
regional
transitions’
research,
these
open
up
new
research
challenges
trading
zones
ahead
navigating
troubled
waters
transitions.
European Urban and Regional Studies,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Апрель 12, 2025
As
global
decarbonisation
pressures
grow,
so
do
calls
for
‘just
transition’.
Urban
and
regional
governments
are
exploring
what
this
means
their
jurisdictions.
This
article
investigates
how
urban
policy
makers
make
sense
of
just
transition,
the
implications
its
understanding
in
policy.
We
adopt
Q-methodology
to
examine
sensemaking
stakeholders
a
UK
industrial
region,
producing
new
analytical
conception
through
conceptualisation,
contextualisation
operationalisation.
allows
interrogation
unsettled
concepts
like
transition
translated
into
legible
entities.
found
participants
wrestled
resolve
with
path-dependent
narratives,
reaching
existing
discourses
modify
transition.
moved
different
stages
narratives
layered
up,
reducing
transformative
potential.
Collectively,
these
suggest
openness
as
logic
but
challenge
embed
transformational
approaches.
Cognitive
cultural
dependencies
central
our
findings
point
specific
ways
manifest.
Abstract
This
paper
assesses
the
National
Recovery
and
Resilience
Plans
(NRRPs)
of
EU
member
states
regions
to
uncover
commonalities
differences
between
green
digital
transitions,
focusing
on
role
institutions,
among
additional
socio‐economic
drivers,
in
modeling
them.
To
that
end,
relevant
indicators
have
been
assembled,
several
econometric
models
developed
tested
evaluate
institutional
performance
relation
transformations.
The
study
reveals
discrepancies
two
explored
transition
fields
highlights
power
factors
boosting
Specifically,
findings
demonstrate
is
positively
associated
with
variables
such
as
life
expectancy,
quality,
tertiary
education
attainment,
small
medium
enterprises
(SMEs)
innovative
activities,
while
fruits
digitalization
are
mainly
allied
population
higher
studies,
core
creative
class
employment,
accountability
SMEs.
These
insights
offer
valuable
guidance
for
decision‐makers
draw
lessons
from
high‐performing
or
successful
strategically
assign
resources.
includes
paying
attention
regional
financial
allocations
their
alignment
territorial
planning
long‐term
policies.
This
article
critically
interrogates
the
over-emphasis
upon
urban
solutions
when
considering
complex
and
multi-scalar
energy
infrastructures
that
must
transition
to
low-carbon
intensity
for
a
sustainable
future.
While
actors
can
play
an
important
role
in
transition,
their
interventions
are
riven
with
difficulties,
at
times
failure,
as
they
encounter
challenges
of
politics,
capacity
agency
broader
governance
landscape.
Drawing
comparative
variegated
political
economies
infrastructure
Germany
UK,
this
makes
three
critical
arguments.
Firstly,
it
contends
patterns
ownership
key
infrastructures,
particularly
highly
privatised
context
UK
but
also
Germany’s
more
diversified
market,
trouble
urban-level
interventions.
Secondly,
against
backdrop
post-financial
crash
austerity,
we
raise
issue
level,
principally
concerning
financing
technical
administration
infrastructural
‘solutions’.
Thirdly,
entrenched
politics
neoliberalisation,
its
articulations
particular
discourses
marketisation
competition,
while
distinct
across
two
contexts,
shape
possibilities,
imaginaries
support
available
local-level
change
infrastructures.
The
points
differential
capacities
conditions
require
greater
degree
nuance
sustainability
narratives,
conversation
around
need
coordination
transitions,
order
avert
catastrophic
climate
breakdown.
Frontiers in Sustainable Energy Policy,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
3
Опубликована: Май 29, 2024
Particularly
within
recent
years,
the
rising
number
of
city
actors
worldwide
declaring
climate
emergencies
and
pledging
commitments
to
carbon
neutrality
has
sparked
a
spatial
turn
in
broader
sustainable
transition
thinking,
noting
importance
local
level
for
governing
transitions.
Using
Geographical
Political
Economy
approach,
this
paper
critically
engages
with
path
creation
theory
transitions
literature
explore
potential
urban
net-zero
multi-scalar
governance
framework.
The
main
argument
is
that
municipal
ownership
across
sectors
fundamental
role
at
level.
This
makes
distinct
conceptual
contribution
by
drawing
on
illustrate
how
central
tenet
bringing
together
enabling
political
capacity
agency
control
strategize
integrated
pathways.
transport
energy
Nottingham
UK,
it
applies
Path
Creation
Framework
an
setting
stimulates
positive
through
three
arguments.
First,
enables
embeddedness
historical
legacy
provision
services;
second,
facilitates
establishment
skills
expertise
positively
reinforces
pursuit
sustainability;
third,
innovative
projects
equitable
Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
26(6), С. 608 - 622
Опубликована: Июль 24, 2024
Rising
energy
prices
and
fuel
scarcity
are
exposing
the
volatility
of
our
system
creating
additional
pressures
to
speed
up
transition
towards
renewable
using
distributed
production
integrated
local
grids.
This
raises
need
for
governments
become
more
actively
involved
in
governance
by
managing
their
systems
involving
stakeholders.
However,
exact
role
authorities
steering
this
remains
uncertain
as
they
lack
financial
administrative
capacities
rely
extensively
on
experimental
innovation
projects
external
paper
therefore
asks
what
functions
exercise
govern
under
conditions
can
facilitate
participation
scaling
innovations.
Drawing
literature
governance,
analyses
four
qualitative
case
studies
run
Sweden,
Belgium,
Netherlands,
UK.
It
finds
that
support
through
funding
knowledge,
convene
between
stakeholder
groups,
scale
innovations
planning
promotional
work,
use
trial
insights
advocate
policy
change.
ability
these
is
dependent
constellations
domestic
conditions.
