Cristin-resultat-ID: 1917260
Sist endret: 1. juni 2022, 15:50
NVI-rapporteringsår: 2021
Resultat
Vitenskapelig artikkel
2021

Policy mixes for just sustainable development in regions specialized in carbon-intensive industries: the case of two Norwegian petro-maritime regions

Bidragsytere:
  • Samson Afewerki og
  • Asbjørn Karlsen

Tidsskrift

European Planning Studies
ISSN 0965-4313
e-ISSN 1469-5944
NVI-nivå 1

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Vitenskapelig artikkel
Publiseringsår: 2021
Open Access

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Scopus-ID: 2-s2.0-85108237827

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Tittel

Policy mixes for just sustainable development in regions specialized in carbon-intensive industries: the case of two Norwegian petro-maritime regions

Sammendrag

Research on the Geography of Sustainability Transitions (GOST) has enhanced our understanding in how place-based factors condition sustainability transitions. Its emphasis on the geography of niche development, however, neglects regime-level responses to regional sustainably transitions imperatives. Given the urgency of sustainability transitions, recent sustainability transitions research has emphasized an active destabilization and/or phase-out of incumbent carbon-intensive industries. However, this poses normative and practical challenges for regions heavily dependent in these sectors. Here the challenge is how to ensure an inclusive transition. This paper contributes to GOST by focusing on distributional and procedural dimensions of policy mixes, relying on just transition and institutionalist literature. Our longitudinal case study of two Norwegian oil-dependent regions, Stord and Verdal identifies phases separated by critical junctures, with different policy mixes. Underpinned by the Norwegian tripartite cooperation model, the multi-scalar policy mixes in the regions has focused on the sector’s decarbonization, rather than its phase-out, while developing renewable energy sectors through technology-push. Supporting short term business as usual, this provides the industry time to prepare for emerging renewable technologies and reducing negative impacts of transitions. We suggest that just sustainable development of such regions requires coherent multi-scalar policy mixes, and legitimacy and participation among key actors.

Bidragsytere

Samson Afewerki

  • Tilknyttet:
    Forfatter
    ved Havbruk ved SINTEF Ocean
  • Tilknyttet:
    Forfatter
    ved Institutt for geografi ved Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
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Asbjørn Karlsen

  • Tilknyttet:
    Forfatter
    ved Institutt for geografi ved Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
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