Creating low-carbon neighbourhoods

A critical discourse analysis

Bibliographic Data

ID12317246
AuthorsAudley Genus (0000-0001-6175-9924, Kingston University, corresponding author), Kate Theobald (Northumbria University)
Year2014
Volume23
Issue4
Pages782-797
Publication date2014-09-19
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEuropean Urban and Regional Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0969-7764 • E-ISSN: 1461-7145
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0969776414546243
OpenAlexW2073051901
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited28

A number of contributions have analysed or supported community or neighbourhood-level activities connected with the development of sustainable or low-carbon localities. The paper reports on a recently completed project (Newcastle Low Carbon Neighbourhoods). The paper aims to deepen understanding of problems relating to the creation of low-carbon neighbourhoods, focusing on competing discourses, which tend to marginalise residents. The paper shows that there is the potential to employ critical discourse analysis to probe the inclusivity or exclusivity of social and political actors and agenda, and the story sets, texts and practices capable of binding together, or keeping apart, individuals, groups and perspectives, and to examine the normative underpinnings of people’s behaviour and interpretations. The conclusions concern what we learn from the project regarding the role of language in multi-actor research and engagement and the promotion of low-carbon homes and neighbourhoods, which may be informative for the broader challenge of city-wide urban sustainability

Critical discourse analysis · Discourse analysis · Linguistics · Neighbourhood (mathematics · Normative · Political science · Politics · Promotion (chess · Public relations · Sociology · Sustainability · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies · Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy · Social Media and Politics

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