M C J Smits
Biographic Data
| ID | 5148220 |
|---|---|
| NAME | M C J Smits |
| GIVEN NAMES | M C J |
| FAMILY NAME | Smits |
| SIGNATURE | SMITS M C J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Wageningen University & Research |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4967-4439 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 56 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Urban wind energy futures in the making
This paper examines how alternative wind energy futures emerge in processes of implementing innovative wind energy projects in cities. Although future-making is central to energy transitions, the socio-material processes through which futures come into being are often only considered implicitly in futures studies. We analyse three cases of small-scale urban wind energy projects underpinned by visions of urban wind energy. In doing so, we examine …
Sense of place in transitions
This article analyses how social movements shape the sense of place and influence energy transitions. It combines the Multi-Level Perspective of transition studies with the concept sense of place, allowing for an analysis of social movements at different levels linked to the role of placemaking. The Hambach Forest Movement and its network in Germany are taken as a case, drawing on 25 qualitative interviews with people related to the movement, the…
Governing Climate Change in Southeast Asia
This volume showcases the diversity of the politics and practices of climate change governance across Southeast Asia. \n \nThrough a series of country-level case studies and regional perspectives, the authors in this volume explore the complexities and contested nature of climate governance in what can be considered as one of the most dynamic and multi-faceted regions of the world. They reflect upon the tensions between authoritarian and democrat…
Conceptualising urban density, energy demand and social practice
In urban studies and in energy policy there is much debate about the relationship between energy demand and the density of residential areas, measured in units such as those of population/ha or population/km 2 . A different approach is presented in this paper. Rather than evaluating the relative merits of compact or sprawling urban forms, the focus is on the spatial configuration of the infrastructures, appliances and systems of provision on whic…
Co-production in the wind energy sector
Public concerns surrounding landscape conservation, noise pollution and impacts on bird populations are commonly incorporated into the planning phase of wind energy projects. However, public involvement tends to be highly localized and procedural, aimed at informing local stakeholders and gaining their acceptance for implementation. At the same time, other ways of engaging the public have emerged that move beyond invited stakeholder participation…
Digital twinning as an act of governance in the wind energy sector
Digital twins have emerged as novel technology in the wind energy sector that enables the design, monitoring and prediction of wind turbine performance. Despite growing attention on their potential, little is known about how digital twins are designed, by whom and how their design choices affect multiple aspects of decision making in the development of wind energy. Using a framework of co-production, this paper examines digital twins as boundary …
Transitions to Energy and Climate Security in Southeast Asia? Civil Society Encounters with Illiberalism in Thailand and Myanmar
All states, whether governed by liberal or illiberal regimes, face the prospect of momentous and potentially catastrophic environmental impacts due to climate change. Historically, energy policy has been directed towards simply achieving energy security. This goal has now been significantly complicated by the need to achieve it while minimizing greenhouse gas emissions. Environmental non governmental organizations (ENGOs) could play a crucial rol…
Learning-based intervention for river restoration
Rudberg, P. M., and M. Smits. 2018. Learning-based intervention for river restoration: analyzing the lack of outcomes in the Ljusnan River basin, Sweden. Ecology and Society 23(4):13. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-10472-230413
What’s cooking? Unverified assumptions, overlooking of local needs and pro-solution biases in the solar cooking literature
Solar cookers have been tested and studied in various settings, but despite their envisioned benefits – reduction of deforestation, economic benefits, improved health, and empowerment of women – results have been modest at best. This article performs a critical review of the literature on solar cooking (SC), to scrutinise the assumptions and methodological choices that may explain this conundrum. The literature review yielded 32 articles on solar…
The New (Fragmented) Geography of Carbon Market Mechanisms
Countries in the Global South—which are contributing an increasing share of global greenhouse gas emissions—are actively developing carbon market mechanisms, including emissions trading systems and (voluntary) offset mechanisms. This article analyzes past and emerging experiments with carbon market mechanisms in Thailand and Vietnam, in the context of their domestic political economies and the shifting dynamics of the global climate governance re…
Cold chains in Hanoi and Bangkok
We know that patterns of domestic consumption are situated within broader systems of provision and that home appliances like the fridge freezer bridge between practices of cooking, shopping and eating, on one hand, and increasingly global systems of food production, distribution and diet on the other. In analysing the uses of fridge freezers in Hanoi and Bangkok as expressions, in microcosm, of complex and evolving processes of urbanisation and f…
Southeast Asia Energy Transitions
From matters of fact to places of concern? Energy, environmental movements and place-making in Chile and Thailand
The Benefits and Complexities of Distributed Generation
This article aims to offer insight into the benefits and complexities of distributed generation and provide a critique of mainstream theories about energy transitions. It does so through the analysis of two village-based case studies, in Laos and Thailand, respectively. The term ‘energy trajectory’ is introduced to analyse how changing energy systems in the two villages are related to changing energy practices and socio-economic development. A co…
Progressive contextualisation of energy practices and trajectories
Dwindling amounts of fossil fuels, climate change, environmental impacts of energy production and consumption and other energy-related issues play an increasingly important role in shaping the human and physical landscape of modernisation and development. More than a mere technical and economic challenge, these issues ask for a multidisciplinary approach that can connect energy production and energy consumption practices on different scales. This…
Transitions to Energy and Climate Security in Southeast Asia? Civil Society Encounters with Illiberalism in Thailand and Myanmar
All states, whether governed by liberal or illiberal regimes, face the prospect of momentous and potentially catastrophic environmental impacts due to climate change. Historically, energy policy has been directed towards simply achieving energy security. This goal has now been significantly complicated by the need to achieve it while minimizing greenhouse gas emissions. Environmental non governmental organizations (ENGOs) could play a crucial rol…
From matters of fact to places of concern? Energy, environmental movements and place-making in Chile and Thailand
Co-production in the wind energy sector
Public concerns surrounding landscape conservation, noise pollution and impacts on bird populations are commonly incorporated into the planning phase of wind energy projects. However, public involvement tends to be highly localized and procedural, aimed at informing local stakeholders and gaining their acceptance for implementation. At the same time, other ways of engaging the public have emerged that move beyond invited stakeholder participation…
Cold chains in Hanoi and Bangkok
We know that patterns of domestic consumption are situated within broader systems of provision and that home appliances like the fridge freezer bridge between practices of cooking, shopping and eating, on one hand, and increasingly global systems of food production, distribution and diet on the other. In analysing the uses of fridge freezers in Hanoi and Bangkok as expressions, in microcosm, of complex and evolving processes of urbanisation and f…
Digital twinning as an act of governance in the wind energy sector
Digital twins have emerged as novel technology in the wind energy sector that enables the design, monitoring and prediction of wind turbine performance. Despite growing attention on their potential, little is known about how digital twins are designed, by whom and how their design choices affect multiple aspects of decision making in the development of wind energy. Using a framework of co-production, this paper examines digital twins as boundary …
Sense of place in transitions
This article analyses how social movements shape the sense of place and influence energy transitions. It combines the Multi-Level Perspective of transition studies with the concept sense of place, allowing for an analysis of social movements at different levels linked to the role of placemaking. The Hambach Forest Movement and its network in Germany are taken as a case, drawing on 25 qualitative interviews with people related to the movement, the…
What’s cooking? Unverified assumptions, overlooking of local needs and pro-solution biases in the solar cooking literature
Solar cookers have been tested and studied in various settings, but despite their envisioned benefits – reduction of deforestation, economic benefits, improved health, and empowerment of women – results have been modest at best. This article performs a critical review of the literature on solar cooking (SC), to scrutinise the assumptions and methodological choices that may explain this conundrum. The literature review yielded 32 articles on solar…
Conceptualising urban density, energy demand and social practice
In urban studies and in energy policy there is much debate about the relationship between energy demand and the density of residential areas, measured in units such as those of population/ha or population/km 2 . A different approach is presented in this paper. Rather than evaluating the relative merits of compact or sprawling urban forms, the focus is on the spatial configuration of the infrastructures, appliances and systems of provision on whic…
The Benefits and Complexities of Distributed Generation
This article aims to offer insight into the benefits and complexities of distributed generation and provide a critique of mainstream theories about energy transitions. It does so through the analysis of two village-based case studies, in Laos and Thailand, respectively. The term ‘energy trajectory’ is introduced to analyse how changing energy systems in the two villages are related to changing energy practices and socio-economic development. A co…
Progressive contextualisation of energy practices and trajectories
Dwindling amounts of fossil fuels, climate change, environmental impacts of energy production and consumption and other energy-related issues play an increasingly important role in shaping the human and physical landscape of modernisation and development. More than a mere technical and economic challenge, these issues ask for a multidisciplinary approach that can connect energy production and energy consumption practices on different scales. This…
The New (Fragmented) Geography of Carbon Market Mechanisms
Countries in the Global South—which are contributing an increasing share of global greenhouse gas emissions—are actively developing carbon market mechanisms, including emissions trading systems and (voluntary) offset mechanisms. This article analyzes past and emerging experiments with carbon market mechanisms in Thailand and Vietnam, in the context of their domestic political economies and the shifting dynamics of the global climate governance re…
Progressive contextualisation of energy practices and trajectories
Dwindling amounts of fossil fuels, climate change, environmental impacts of energy production and consumption and other energy-related issues play an increasingly important role in shaping the human and physical landscape of modernisation and development. More than a mere technical and economic challenge, these issues ask for a multidisciplinary approach that can connect energy production and energy consumption practices on different scales. This…
The Benefits and Complexities of Distributed Generation
This article aims to offer insight into the benefits and complexities of distributed generation and provide a critique of mainstream theories about energy transitions. It does so through the analysis of two village-based case studies, in Laos and Thailand, respectively. The term ‘energy trajectory’ is introduced to analyse how changing energy systems in the two villages are related to changing energy practices and socio-economic development. A co…
From matters of fact to places of concern? Energy, environmental movements and place-making in Chile and Thailand
Southeast Asia Energy Transitions
What’s cooking? Unverified assumptions, overlooking of local needs and pro-solution biases in the solar cooking literature
Solar cookers have been tested and studied in various settings, but despite their envisioned benefits – reduction of deforestation, economic benefits, improved health, and empowerment of women – results have been modest at best. This article performs a critical review of the literature on solar cooking (SC), to scrutinise the assumptions and methodological choices that may explain this conundrum. The literature review yielded 32 articles on solar…
The New (Fragmented) Geography of Carbon Market Mechanisms
Countries in the Global South—which are contributing an increasing share of global greenhouse gas emissions—are actively developing carbon market mechanisms, including emissions trading systems and (voluntary) offset mechanisms. This article analyzes past and emerging experiments with carbon market mechanisms in Thailand and Vietnam, in the context of their domestic political economies and the shifting dynamics of the global climate governance re…
Cold chains in Hanoi and Bangkok
We know that patterns of domestic consumption are situated within broader systems of provision and that home appliances like the fridge freezer bridge between practices of cooking, shopping and eating, on one hand, and increasingly global systems of food production, distribution and diet on the other. In analysing the uses of fridge freezers in Hanoi and Bangkok as expressions, in microcosm, of complex and evolving processes of urbanisation and f…
Transitions to Energy and Climate Security in Southeast Asia? Civil Society Encounters with Illiberalism in Thailand and Myanmar
All states, whether governed by liberal or illiberal regimes, face the prospect of momentous and potentially catastrophic environmental impacts due to climate change. Historically, energy policy has been directed towards simply achieving energy security. This goal has now been significantly complicated by the need to achieve it while minimizing greenhouse gas emissions. Environmental non governmental organizations (ENGOs) could play a crucial rol…
Learning-based intervention for river restoration
Rudberg, P. M., and M. Smits. 2018. Learning-based intervention for river restoration: analyzing the lack of outcomes in the Ljusnan River basin, Sweden. Ecology and Society 23(4):13. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-10472-230413
Governing Climate Change in Southeast Asia
This volume showcases the diversity of the politics and practices of climate change governance across Southeast Asia. \n \nThrough a series of country-level case studies and regional perspectives, the authors in this volume explore the complexities and contested nature of climate governance in what can be considered as one of the most dynamic and multi-faceted regions of the world. They reflect upon the tensions between authoritarian and democrat…
Conceptualising urban density, energy demand and social practice
In urban studies and in energy policy there is much debate about the relationship between energy demand and the density of residential areas, measured in units such as those of population/ha or population/km 2 . A different approach is presented in this paper. Rather than evaluating the relative merits of compact or sprawling urban forms, the focus is on the spatial configuration of the infrastructures, appliances and systems of provision on whic…
Co-production in the wind energy sector
Public concerns surrounding landscape conservation, noise pollution and impacts on bird populations are commonly incorporated into the planning phase of wind energy projects. However, public involvement tends to be highly localized and procedural, aimed at informing local stakeholders and gaining their acceptance for implementation. At the same time, other ways of engaging the public have emerged that move beyond invited stakeholder participation…
Digital twinning as an act of governance in the wind energy sector
Digital twins have emerged as novel technology in the wind energy sector that enables the design, monitoring and prediction of wind turbine performance. Despite growing attention on their potential, little is known about how digital twins are designed, by whom and how their design choices affect multiple aspects of decision making in the development of wind energy. Using a framework of co-production, this paper examines digital twins as boundary …
Sense of place in transitions
This article analyses how social movements shape the sense of place and influence energy transitions. It combines the Multi-Level Perspective of transition studies with the concept sense of place, allowing for an analysis of social movements at different levels linked to the role of placemaking. The Hambach Forest Movement and its network in Germany are taken as a case, drawing on 25 qualitative interviews with people related to the movement, the…
Urban wind energy futures in the making
This paper examines how alternative wind energy futures emerge in processes of implementing innovative wind energy projects in cities. Although future-making is central to energy transitions, the socio-material processes through which futures come into being are often only considered implicitly in futures studies. We analyse three cases of small-scale urban wind energy projects underpinned by visions of urban wind energy. In doing so, we examine …
Economics (10 works) · Geography (8 works) · Political science (8 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Energy (signal processing (6 works) · Business (5 works) · Computer Science (5 works) · Energy transition (5 works) · Engineering (5 works) · Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy (5 works)