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This book investigates and evaluates the opportunities and limitations of network governance in building local capacity for energy infrastructure governance.
Presenting a comparative analysis of three city cases from across Europe- Birmingham, Frankfurt and Budapest- this book demonstrates how local factors shape the prospect of network governance to support low-carbon energy transitions. It maps out existing governance networks, highlighting the actors involved and their interactions with one another, and also discusses the role and embeddedness of networks in the urban governance of low-carbon energy. Drawing on case study evidence, Nochta develops a comparative analysis which discusses the intricate connections between network characteristics, context and impact. It highlights that organisational fragmentation; the complexity of the low-carbon energy problem and historical developments all influence network characteristics in terms of degree of integration and vertical (hierarchical) power relationships among network actors. Overall, the book concludes that understanding such links between context and networks is crucial when designing and implementing new governance models aimed at facilitating and governing low-carbon urban development.
Low-Carbon Energy Transitions in European Cities will be of great interest to scholars of energy policy, urban governance and sustainability transitions.
List of contents
Introduction
Chapter 1. Network Governance in Urban Sustainability Transitions
Chapter 2. Analysing Energy Transition Networks in Birmingham, Frankfurt and Budapest
Chapter 3. Case Study I. Energy Transitions in Birmingham
Chapter 4. Case Study II. Energy Transitions in Frankfurt
Chapter 5. Case Study III. Energy Transitions in Budapest
Chapter 6. Contextualising Energy Transition Networks
Appendix I. Details of primary data collection and analysis
Appendix II. Network analysis – Actor centrality scores (core groups)
About the author
Dr Timea Nochta is a Research Associate at the Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Construction, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom. She completed her doctoral studies at the Institute of Local Government Studies, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Summary
This book investigates and evaluates the opportunities and limitations of network governance in building local capacity for energy infrastructure governance.
Presenting a comparative analysis of three city cases from across Europe- Birmingham, Frankfurt and Budapest- this book demonstrates how local factors shape the prospect of network governance to support low-carbon energy transitions. It maps out existing governance networks, highlighting the actors involved and their interactions with one another, and also discusses the role and embeddedness of networks in the urban governance of low-carbon energy. Drawing on case study evidence, Nochta develops a comparative analysis which discusses the intricate connections between network characteristics, context and impact. It highlights that organisational fragmentation; the complexity of the low-carbon energy problem and historical developments all influence network characteristics in terms of degree of integration and vertical (hierarchical) power relationships among network actors. Overall, the book concludes that understanding such links between context and networks is crucial when designing and implementing new governance models aimed at facilitating and governing low-carbon urban development.
Low-Carbon Energy Transitions in European Cities will be of great interest to scholars of energy policy, urban governance and sustainability transitions.
