کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
1745321 1522196 2013 12 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
From sustainable development to carbon control: urban transformation in Hong Kong and London
موضوعات مرتبط
مهندسی و علوم پایه مهندسی انرژی انرژی های تجدید پذیر، توسعه پایدار و محیط زیست
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
From sustainable development to carbon control: urban transformation in Hong Kong and London
چکیده انگلیسی

This paper explores the prevailing urban transformations of Hong Kong and London in the light of a policy shift from sustainable development preoccupation to carbon control management. The paper utilises Blühdorn's politics of unsustainability thesis to assess the magnitude of the two cities' urban transformations employing the theorised concepts of ‘known unsustainability,’ ‘commitment to blessed way of life,’ and ‘the discourse of opportunity’ as key analytical guides. Although it is accepted that both economies have re-orientated their prevailing urban planning trajectories in a sustainable development and, increasingly, carbon control direction the key question remains whether the proposed measures for mitigation are radical enough to avert the predicted crisis. Employing a rich empirical analysis of official documents and statistics the paper offers a broad overview which lends qualified support to the central tenets of Blühdorn's thesis across a compelling timeframe of investigation.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Journal of Cleaner Production - Volume 50, 1 July 2013, Pages 56–67
نویسندگان
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