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DOI	10.1016/j.enpol.2020.111298
	Network governance in low-carbon energy transitions in European cities: A comparative analysis
	Nochta T.; Skelcher C.
发表日期	2020
ISSN	0301-4215
卷号	138
英文摘要	This article evaluates the opportunities and limitations of network governance to support low-carbon energy transitions in European cities. Network visualization and statistical measures of network structure are combined with qualitative case study data to provide a comparative analysis of energy transition networks in Birmingham, Budapest and Frankfurt. Data reveal that existing networks differ in extent, integration and distribution of authority. Contextual characteristics help explain these differences, highlighting the importance of path dependencies and disjunctions in each city. These findings represent important considerations for the Transition Management model which aims specifically at governing sustainability transitions via network governance. Responding to a gap in the literature we demonstrate that Transition Management must be considered as an intervention into locationally specific settings and existing networks. The design of network structures and processes, as well as role of any ‘transition manager’, must reflect contextual factors and existing network considerations. Failure to account for contextual differences limits the model's capacity to contribute to sustainable energy transitions in different cities. © 2020
英文关键词	Energy transitions; Network governance; Transition management; Urban governance
语种	英语
scopus关键词	Carbon; Energy transitions; Network governances; Network visualization; Qualitative case studies; Statistical measures; Sustainability transition; Transition management; Urban governance; Data visualization; alternative energy; carbon emission; comparative study; energy policy; energy use; governance approach; urban area; Alabama; Birmingham [Alabama]; Budapest; Frankfurt am Main; Germany; Hesse; Hungary; United States
来源期刊	Energy policy
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/124833
作者单位	Institute of Local Government Studies, School of Government and Society, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom, Address: Muirhead Tower, Ring Rd North, Birmingham, B15 2TN, United Kingdom
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Nochta T.,Skelcher C.. Network governance in low-carbon energy transitions in European cities: A comparative analysis[J],2020,138.
APA	Nochta T.,&Skelcher C..(2020).Network governance in low-carbon energy transitions in European cities: A comparative analysis.Energy policy,138.
MLA	Nochta T.,et al."Network governance in low-carbon energy transitions in European cities: A comparative analysis".Energy policy 138(2020).