DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2020.111956
论文题名: Context and agency in urban community energy initiatives: An analysis of six case studies from the Baltic Sea Region
作者: Ruggiero S. ; Busch H. ; Hansen T. ; Isakovic A.
刊名: Energy Policy
ISSN: 03014215
出版年: 2021
卷: 148 语种: 英语
中文关键词: Citizens
; Energy communities
; Renewable energy
; Sustainability transition
; Urban energy systems
英文关键词: Community energy
; Contextual feature
; Demonstration project
; National governments
; Secondary sources
; Semi structured interviews
; Sustainability transition
; Urban energy systems
; Energy policy
; alternative energy
; electricity generation
; energy policy
; energy use
; experimental study
; future prospect
; sustainability
; urban development
; Atlantic Ocean
; Baltic Sea
英文摘要: In this paper, we analyse community energy (CE) projects in urban settings. Building on insights from the literature on the geography of sustainability transitions, we examine how contextual conditions promote or hinder the development of CE. Furthermore, reflecting on calls for greater attention to agency in transitions, we investigated how actors engaged in urban CE projects exploit beneficial conditions or overcome obstacles related to some of the contextual conditions. Empirically, we draw on six case studies of CE projects from the Baltic Sea Region. To develop a thorough understanding of our cases we conducted 24 semi-structured interviews and analysed numerous secondary sources. Our results show that institutions as well as visions, e.g. plans for future energy generation, are important contextual features for urban CE projects. Local actors seek to overcome unfavourable contextual conditions for CE initiatives by building trust, appealing to their community's sense of identity, networking, and promoting demonstration projects. Based on the results, we recommend that local and national governments address the following four issues to strengthen the role of CE in the transformation of urban energy systems: 1) harmonising policies; 2) creating a culture for transitions; 3) developing visions for CE; and 4) promoting policy learning from experiments. © 2020 Elsevier Ltd Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/167994
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作者单位: Aalto University, School of Business, Finland; Lund University, Department of Human Geography, Sweden; Lund University, Centre for Sustainability Studies, Sweden; SINTEF, Department of Technology Management, Norway; Kiel University, Department of Geography, Germany
Recommended Citation:
Ruggiero S.,Busch H.,Hansen T.,et al. Context and agency in urban community energy initiatives: An analysis of six case studies from the Baltic Sea Region[J]. Energy Policy,2021-01-01,148