Kirshner, Joshua Daniel orcid.org/0000-0002-6860-4287, Castan Broto, Vanesa, Stevens, Lucy et al. (6 more authors) (2017) A research agenda for a people-centered approach to energy access in the urbanizing global south. Nature Energy.
Abstract
Energy access is typically viewed as a problem for rural areas, but people living in urban settings also face energy challenges that have not received sufficient attention. A revised agenda in research and practice that puts the user and local planning complexities centre stage is needed to change the way we look at energy access in urban areas, to understand the implications of the concentration of vulnerable people in slums and to identify opportunities for planned management and innovation that can deliver urban energy transitions while leaving no one behind. Here, we propose a research agenda focused on three key issues: understanding the needs of urban energy users; enabling the use of context-specific, disaggregated data; and engaging with effective modes of energy and urban governance. This agenda requires interdisciplinary scholarship across the social and physical sciences to support local action and deliver large-scale, inclusive transformations.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2017 Macmillan Publishers Limited, part of Springer Nature. All rights reserved. This is an author-produced version of the published paper. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher’s self-archiving policy. Further copying may not be permitted; contact the publisher for details |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Environment and Geography (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 05 Oct 2017 15:45 |
Last Modified: | 16 Oct 2024 14:03 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-017-0007-x |
Status: | Published online |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1038/s41560-017-0007-x |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:122174 |
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