Spatiotemporal perspectives on urban energy transitions: a comparative study of three cities in China
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Urban Transformations
RESEARCH
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Spatiotemporal perspectives on urban energy transitions: a comparative study of three cities in China Vanesa Castán Broto1* , Daphne Mah2, Fangzhu Zhang3, Ping Huang1, Kevin Lo2 and Linda Westman1 * Correspondence: v.castanbroto@ sheffield.ac.uk 1 Urban Institute, University of Sheffield, 219 Portobello, S1 4PD, Sheffield, UK Full list of author information is available at the end of the article
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. Keywords: Urban sustainability transitions, Solar technologies, Innovation pathways, Spatial embeddedness, China
Science highlights The research adds a temporal perspective to the Dimensions of Urban Energy
Transitions (DUET) framework. Urban transitions in China are highly heterogeneous and shaped by place-specific factors. Cities’ transition trajectories towards low carbon energy benefit from alignment between political priorities and industrial interests.
Policy and practice recommendations The phase model can support transition policymaking by supporting a staged
diagnosis of specific moments in transition. Strategies to catalyze a rapid transition to solar energy need to acknowledge the
territorial context of implementation. © The Author(s). 2020 Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.
Castán Broto et al. Urban Transformations
(2020) 2:11
Transition governance needs to focus on long-term transformations, with planned
changes occurring against the routine management of daily experiences and expectations.
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