ABSTRACT The necessity to address climate change has resulted in a widespread debate about the need for a transition to a ‘greener’ economy. How such an economy emerges, by what drivers and at what scale is a significant source of speculation amongst the geographical research community. In the context of longstanding contributions to environmental geography from scholars working at Aberdeen University, this paper outlines a novel research agenda for the Green Economy Research Centre (GERC). The contours of the green economy are examined in the context of economic sectors of food production, tourism, energy and the blue economy. Cross-cutting themes of green transitions, governance, people and place and ecosystem services inform our academic contribution to this evolving and controversial societal issue.

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绿色经济研究中心——在阿伯丁定位地理研究以应对绿色经济转型的挑战

摘要 应对气候变化的必要性引发了关于向“更绿色”经济过渡的必要性的广泛辩论。这种经济是如何出现的，由什么驱动因素和规模是地理研究界猜测的重要来源。鉴于在阿伯丁大学工作的学者对环境地理学的长期贡献，本文概述了绿色经济研究中心 (GERC) 的新研究议程。在食品生产、旅游、能源和蓝色经济等经济部门的背景下，研究了绿色经济的轮廓。绿色转型、治理、人与地方以及生态系统服务的交叉主题为我们对这个不断发展和有争议的社会问题的学术贡献提供了信息。