Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP150100991

Funded Activity Summary

Governing urban energy transitions: reconfiguring spaces, sites, subjects. Transitioning energy consumption and provision away from fossil fuels toward renewable resources is an urgent priority for Australia. However, the forms of governance required to facilitate these transitions, especially for critically important cities, are not well developed nor well understood. In a novel analysis of the materiality of governance, this project investigates the pathways, practices, and political dynamics of energy transitions in Australia's two largest cities. Through a focus on Central Business Districts and suburban office parks it aims to identify opportunities for, and barriers to, transition. It also aims to shed new light on the limits and potentials of urban energy transitions and to provide an evidence base to inform policy and governance interventions.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 11-02-2015

End Date: 31-12-2019

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $192,488.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Urban and Regional Studies (excl. Planning) | Social and Cultural Geography | Human Geography

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Climate Change Mitigation Strategies | Environmentally Sustainable Energy Activities not elsewhere classified | Management of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Information and Communication Services |

Other Keywords

Climate Change Mitigation Strategies | Environmentally Sustainable Energy Activities not elsewhere classified | Human Geography | Management of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Information and Communication Services | Social and Cultural Geography | Urban and Regional Studies (excl. Planning)

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