Geographies of energy transition: Space, place and the low-carbon economy
University of Manchester · University of Birmingham · +3 more institutions
Abstract
This paper makes a case for examining energy transition as a geographical process, involving the reconfiguration of current patterns and scales of economic and social activity. The paper draws on a seminar series on the ‘Geographies of Energy Transition: security, climate, governance' hosted by the authors between 2009 and 2011, which initiated a dialogue between energy studies and the discipline of human geography. Focussing on the UK Government's policy for a low carbon transition, the paper provides a conceptual language with which to describe and assess the geographical implications of a transition towards low carbon energy. Six concepts are introduced and explained: location, landscape, territoriality,…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 89.56
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 75
Authors
4Topics & keywords
- Futures contract
- Energy transition
- Economic geography
- Embeddedness
- Space (punctuation)
- Low-carbon economy
- Economic system
- Government (linguistics)
- Climate action