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Cities and Low Carbon Transitions (Paperback, New)
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Cities and Low Carbon Transitions (Paperback, New)
Series: Routledge Studies in Human Geography
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Current societies face unprecedented risks and challenges connected
to climate change. Addressing them will require fundamental
transformations in the infrastructures that sustain everyday life,
such as energy, water, waste and mobility. A transition to a 'low
carbon' future implies a large scale reorganisation in the way
societies produce and use energy. Cities are critical in this
transition because they concentrate social and economic activities
that produce climate change related emissions. At the same time,
cities are increasingly recognised as sources of opportunities for
climate change mitigation. Whether, how and why low carbon
transitions in urban systems take place in response to climate
change will therefore be decisive for the success of global
mitigation efforts. As a result, climate change increasingly
features as a critical issue in the management of urban
infrastructure and in urbanisation policies. Cities and Low Carbon
Transitions presents a ground-breaking analysis of the role of
cities in low carbon socio-technical transitions. Insights from the
fields of urban studies and technological transitions are combined
to examine how, why and with what implications cities bring about
low carbon transitions. The book outlines the key concepts
underpinning theories of socio-technical transition and assesses
its potential strengths and limits for understanding the social and
technological responses to climate change that are emerging in
cities. It draws on a diverse range of examples including world
cities, ordinary cities and transition towns, from North America,
Europe, South Africa and China, to provide evidence that
expectations, aspirations and plans to undertake purposive
socio-technical transitions are emerging in different urban
contexts. This collection adds to existing literature on cities and
energy transitions and introduces critical questions about power
and social interests, lock-in and development trajectories, social
equity and economic development, and socio-technical change in
cities. The book addresses academics, policy makers, practitioners
and researchers interested in the development of systemic responses
in cities to curb climate change.
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