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View article: Multifunctional Vertical Farming Systems as a Basis for Transforming Urban Food Systems Amid Climate Change
Multifunctional Vertical Farming Systems as a Basis for Transforming Urban Food Systems Amid Climate Change Open
Vertical farms, associated with mass production and devoid of influence on the shaping of a healthy urban biome, face new possibilities. Policies such as climate change declarations, adopted by many European capitals regarding the transiti…
View article: Unjust or just unfortunate? Examining claims of procedural (in)justice in the pursuit of universal electricity access in Rwanda
Unjust or just unfortunate? Examining claims of procedural (in)justice in the pursuit of universal electricity access in Rwanda Open
View article: Place-based climate commissions: embracing messy governmentality
Place-based climate commissions: embracing messy governmentality Open
The role of the ‘place’ in delivering climate action is vital, however much action on climate change locally is fragmented. Independent place-based climate commissions are a novel structure of climate governance developing at the subnation…
View article: Participatory Climate Action: Reflections on Community Diversity and the Role of External Experts
Participatory Climate Action: Reflections on Community Diversity and the Role of External Experts Open
Academics have often contributed to designing, running, and evaluating participatory events with publics on climate action. Whilst climate assemblies are perhaps the most well-known of such events, there is also a proliferation of smaller …
View article: IAQ and environmental health literacy: lived experiences of vulnerable people
IAQ and environmental health literacy: lived experiences of vulnerable people Open
Like other environmental concerns that affect human health, indoor air quality (IAQ) needs to be understood not only scientifically but also by the citizens who are affected by it. Six online focus groups sessions were conducted with peopl…
View article: Gearing up for a net zero GHG emission in Malaysia shipping sector: A reference from the United Kingdom
Gearing up for a net zero GHG emission in Malaysia shipping sector: A reference from the United Kingdom Open
International shipping is critical to facilitating approximately 80–90% of global trade. However, shipping accounts for a significant portion of GHG emissions, accounting for approximately 3% of total emissions. Recognising the environment…
View article: The importance of place in climate action
The importance of place in climate action Open
View article: Place-Based Adaptation through Network Governance
Place-Based Adaptation through Network Governance Open
Following the inception of Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) within the UNFCCC in 1992, national CCA plans began to emerge around 2008. However, identifying successful cases of adaptation remains challenging. This is because CCA policies oft…
View article: Non-Technical Barriers to Decarbonize Boat Transport; Insights from a Study on Battery Electric Outboard Engines for Water Taxis on the Galapagos Islands
Non-Technical Barriers to Decarbonize Boat Transport; Insights from a Study on Battery Electric Outboard Engines for Water Taxis on the Galapagos Islands Open
View article: In memory of Stanislav Martinát (1976–2023)
In memory of Stanislav Martinát (1976–2023) Open
On Sunday, August 13, 2023, Stanislav Martinát – a respected Czech geographer and member of the Editorial Board of Moravian Geographical Reports journal – died after a short serious illness at the age of 47. Despite his relatively young ag…
View article: Spatiotemporal Modeling of the Association between Neighborhood Factors and COVID-19 Incidence Rates in Scotland
Spatiotemporal Modeling of the Association between Neighborhood Factors and COVID-19 Incidence Rates in Scotland Open
This study aims to investigate the association between neighborhood-level factors and COVID-19 incidence in Scotland from a spatiotemporal perspective. The outcome variable is the COVID-19 incidence in Scotland. Based on the identification…
View article: An intersectional approach to energy justice: Individual and collective concerns around wind power on Zapotec land
An intersectional approach to energy justice: Individual and collective concerns around wind power on Zapotec land Open
In the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in southern Mexico, utility-scale wind power developments are hotly contested. Steady local resistance is presented by indigenous and peasant "anti" wind power groups, whilst "pro" wind local stakeholders, inc…
View article: Preference and paradox: Local residents’ perspectives on the reuse of post‐agricultural brownfield sites
Preference and paradox: Local residents’ perspectives on the reuse of post‐agricultural brownfield sites Open
Structural change in the agricultural economy may result in the abandonment of agricultural buildings, creating rural brownfield sites. Since the fall of the Iron Curtain in 1989, post‐agricultural brownfields have become very common in Ce…
View article: Green hydrogen powering sustainable festivals: Public perceptions of generators, production and ownership
Green hydrogen powering sustainable festivals: Public perceptions of generators, production and ownership Open
This paper is the first to explore public perceptions about a particular market niche for hydrogen; mobile generators. By utilising a combined research approach including in-situ surveys and online focus groups, this paper explores what fe…
View article: Water Oriented City—A ‘5 Scales’ System of Blue and Green Infrastructure in Sponge Cities Supporting the Retention of the Urban Fabric
Water Oriented City—A ‘5 Scales’ System of Blue and Green Infrastructure in Sponge Cities Supporting the Retention of the Urban Fabric Open
The article presented methods of urban development in terms of the application of the ‘sponge city’ concept, as well as the possibility of introducing different hydro-engineering solutions into the urban fabric that allow infiltration and …
View article: Decarbonising suburbia: Homeowners’ perspectives on home retrofits and travel mode shift in Perth, Scotland
Decarbonising suburbia: Homeowners’ perspectives on home retrofits and travel mode shift in Perth, Scotland Open
Suburban neighbourhoods pose challenges to decarbonisation, due to high car-dependency and relatively large and energy inefficient homes. Home ownership dominates suburbia, thus putting responsibility on households to adopt measures to dec…
View article: Local decarbonisation opportunities and barriers: UK public procurement legislation
Local decarbonisation opportunities and barriers: UK public procurement legislation Open
Significant changes in public procurement are underway in the UK. Post-Brexit, the UK government is in the process of modifying the procurement rulebook. The new regime will be guided by the procurement strategy priorities of social value,…
View article: Characterisation of energy poverty in Mexico using energy justice and econophysics
Characterisation of energy poverty in Mexico using energy justice and econophysics Open
View article: Sewage Irrigation Fields—From Relict Landscape to Blue-Green Urban Infrastructure
Sewage Irrigation Fields—From Relict Landscape to Blue-Green Urban Infrastructure Open
In this study, we examined the fate and future of sewage irrigation fields; historic urban wetlands that served as sewer drainage before modern sewage treatment plants were built. Our aim in this study was to reappraise sewage irrigation f…
View article: Towards a 100% hydrogen domestic gas network: Regulatory and commercial barriers to the first demonstrator project in the United Kingdom
Towards a 100% hydrogen domestic gas network: Regulatory and commercial barriers to the first demonstrator project in the United Kingdom Open
In the debate on the decarbonisation of heat, renewable electricity tends to play a much more dominant role than green gases, despite the potential advantages of gas in terms of utilising existing transportation networks and end-use applia…
View article: Relocalisation intelligente ? Réflexions sur le « localisme » en tant que réponse durable aux crises mondiales
Relocalisation intelligente ? Réflexions sur le « localisme » en tant que réponse durable aux crises mondiales Open
This paper explores some of the key dimensions of a societal shift towards the local in the quest to become more sustainable. While shorter supply chains, social inclusion, and nature-based solution advocate for going local, especially con…
View article: 'When the cat is away, the mice will play': the political ecology of tobacco production and manganese mining in Nansanga farm block in Zambia
'When the cat is away, the mice will play': the political ecology of tobacco production and manganese mining in Nansanga farm block in Zambia Open
Large-scale land acquisitions (LSLAs) have emerged as an important policy issue in development discourse. Governments in host countries play a critical role in engineering policy landscapes for enclosing local community resources for capit…
View article: Housing retrofit: six types of local authority energy service models
Housing retrofit: six types of local authority energy service models Open
Given the ambitious policy target to become net zero carbon by 2050, what role can local authorities play in the decarbonisation of housing? An examination is presented of six local authority energy service models relevant to housing retro…
View article: Changes in feedstocks of rural anaerobic digestion plants: External drivers towards a circular bioeconomy
Changes in feedstocks of rural anaerobic digestion plants: External drivers towards a circular bioeconomy Open
View article: Costs of zero emissions heating in new build
Costs of zero emissions heating in new build Open
This report looks at the costs of delivering zero emissions heating in domestic andnon-domestic new buildings. It identifies the factors that influence these costs and how they are split between different actors, including building develop…
View article: Understanding policy divergence after United Kingdom devolution: Strategic action fields in Scottish energy efficiency policy
Understanding policy divergence after United Kingdom devolution: Strategic action fields in Scottish energy efficiency policy Open
View article: Representing ‘Place’: City Climate Commissions and the Institutionalisation of Experimental Governance in Edinburgh
Representing ‘Place’: City Climate Commissions and the Institutionalisation of Experimental Governance in Edinburgh Open
Against the backdrop of increasingly fragmented and poly-centric urban climate governance, this article examines the establishment of city climate ‘commissions’ as an experimental means of addressing the challenge of climate change at the …
View article: Grounding the energy justice lifecycle framework: An exploration of utility-scale wind power in Oaxaca, Mexico
Grounding the energy justice lifecycle framework: An exploration of utility-scale wind power in Oaxaca, Mexico Open
View article: Livelihoods and coping strategies of local communities on previous customary land in limbo of commercial agricultural development: Lessons from the farm block program in Zambia
Livelihoods and coping strategies of local communities on previous customary land in limbo of commercial agricultural development: Lessons from the farm block program in Zambia Open
View article: Exploring the Impacts of Living in a “Green” City on Individual BMI: A Study of Lingang New Town in Shanghai, China
Exploring the Impacts of Living in a “Green” City on Individual BMI: A Study of Lingang New Town in Shanghai, China Open
Urban planning and design in the 21st century is increasingly focusing on sustainability, illustrated by the proliferation of greener cities. While operational definitions and the actual planning of these cities can vary considerably (e.g.…