ABSTRACT

At a time of great urgency for transitions to sustainability in light of climate mitigation targets, energy infrastructure is in a state of flux. Expansions in renewable energy and the persistent grasp of fossil fuels over a historically centralised sector surface new challenges of socio-spatial and environmental justice. Where does new energy infrastructure appear, how is this decided, who benefits and who is burdened? What land uses are displaced and with what socio-ecological implications? This collection pulls together insights from environmental and land governance, ethnographic studies of situated social identities, and emerging conceptualisations of energy infrastructure to address these concerns. It features contributions focused at multiple scales – the urban, regional, national and trans-local – and informed by a variety of cognate conceptual lenses: political ecology, human geography, social anthropology, urban studies, socio-technical transitions and epistemic politics. Examining cases from three continents, both the Global South and North, the theme issue presents an array of perspectives from established and emerging scholars. It seeks to combine empirically rich and theoretically rigorous enquiry at the conjuncture of energy infrastructure transitions, changing land use and morphing social identity. The aim is thus to further interdisciplinary knowledge on socio-ecological implications of cross-sectoral transitions.

摘要

在紧迫的气候变化目标下，迫切需要向可持续发展过渡，能源基础设施处于不断变化的状态。可再生能源的扩张以及对历史上集中化部门的持续性化石燃料的使用，暴露了社会空间和环境正义的新挑战。新能源基础设施出现在哪里，如何确定，谁受益，谁负担重？哪些土地用途流离失所，对社会生态有何影响？该合集汇集了来自环境和土地治理，对所处社会身份的人种学研究以及新兴的能源基础设施概念化以解决这些问题的见解。它的特色集中在多个层面，包括城市，区域，国家和跨地方的–并以各种相关的概念镜头为依据：政治生态学，人文地理学，社会人类学，城市研究，社会技术转型和认知政治。通过对来自全球南方和北方三大洲的案例进行研究，该主题发表了来自既有学者和新兴学者的一系列观点。它力求在能源基础设施转型，改变土地用途和改变社会身份的结合中，结合经验丰富和理论上严谨的询问。因此，目的是进一步了解跨部门过渡的社会生态影响的跨学科知识。无论是《南方南方》还是《北方》，这一主题都提出了来自知名学者和新兴学者的一系列观点。它力求在能源基础设施转型，改变土地用途和改变社会身份的结合中，结合经验丰富和理论上严谨的询问。因此，目的是进一步了解跨部门过渡的社会生态影响的跨学科知识。无论是全球南方还是北方，主题问题都提出了来自知名学者和新兴学者的一系列观点。它力求在能源基础设施转型，改变土地用途和改变社会身份的结合中，结合经验丰富和理论上严谨的询问。因此，目的是进一步了解跨部门过渡的社会生态影响的跨学科知识。