Rethinking the geographies of finance for urban climate action

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ID8963002
AuthorsEnora Robin (0000-0002-0327-1549, Urban Institute The University of Sheffield Sheffield UK, corresponding author)
Year2021
Volume47
Issue2
Pages393-408
Publication date2021-10-17
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueTransactions of the Institute of British Geographers (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0020-2754 • E-ISSN: 1475-5661
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/tran.12508
OpenAlexW3207874095
LanguageEN
Citations received21
References cited91

Research on the geographies of finance for urban climate action has generated important insights into how climate agendas contribute to the financialisation of urban environments and strengthen the position of market actors in urban governance. However, by focusing on a limited set of financial instruments (e.g., green bonds, carbon credits), actors (e.g., real estate developers, private investors, international organisations), and projects (e.g., large‐scale infrastructure), existing studies overlook the heterogeneity of financial relations, initiatives, and actors that make possible urban climate action. This includes, for instance, the deployment of decentralised, small‐scale renewable energy technologies, or community‐led adaptation efforts. In this paper, I explore how theorisations of heterogeneous/hybrid infrastructure, diverse economies, and popular economies can advance current research, through the analysis of three decentralised renewable energy projects in France, the UK, and Zimbabwe. These concepts, I argue, can help us to expand our understanding of the multiple financial relations that underpin urban climate interventions and to explore their implications for the agency of different actors, particularly those who are most affected by climate change impacts

Action plan · Agency (philosophy · Business · Climate change · Climate Finance · Corporate governance · Developing country · Economic growth · Economics · Real estate · Renewable energy · Sociology · Community Development and Social Impact · Finance · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism · Public-Private Partnership Projects

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