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View article: (Re)defining the smart city at national level? Coexisting narratives of urban sustainability governance in Germany
(Re)defining the smart city at national level? Coexisting narratives of urban sustainability governance in Germany Open
While the question of how the Smart City (SC) concept is mobilised at global and local levels is well researched, few studies have focused on the national level. In this article, we seek to better understand the role of the national level …
View article: A situated governmentality approach to energy transitions: technologies of power in German and Indian smart grid strategies
A situated governmentality approach to energy transitions: technologies of power in German and Indian smart grid strategies Open
Around the world, smart grids are emerging as a universal tool to address a wide range of social and technical problems facing energy systems. Despite considerable research on these systems, the ways they differ in the local (re)production…
View article: Science under pressure: how research is being challenged by the 2030 Agenda
Science under pressure: how research is being challenged by the 2030 Agenda Open
In this comment, we scrutinize how research is being challenged by the 2030 Agenda and what may be required for research to contribute to transformative change toward sustainability. Building on the current debate and state of knowledge, w…
View article: Risks of producing and using indicators of sustainable development goals
Risks of producing and using indicators of sustainable development goals Open
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) aim to provide humanity with a global roadmap to sustainability. Official SDG indicators have been intensively developed, and they have a prominent and pronounced role as a key monitoring and policy …
View article: Urban Transition of the Heat Sector in Leipzig toward a Post-Fossil City?
Urban Transition of the Heat Sector in Leipzig toward a Post-Fossil City? Open
The transformation to a post-fossil city is one of the central urban challenges of the 21st century, with heat transition representing an important part of this process. In Germany, a structural change commission has proposed a complete ph…