The world is facing dramatic challenges related to environmental sustainability at an accelerating pace.In this context,the field of economic geography(EG)has been playing an important role in understanding both the s...The world is facing dramatic challenges related to environmental sustainability at an accelerating pace.In this context,the field of economic geography(EG)has been playing an important role in understanding both the socioeconomic and technological dimensions of these challenges,as it deals with a variety of complementary notions and perspectives.Departing from this lens,our aim is to explore a conceptual framework that can help us to understand environmental changes relating to multi-dimensional territorial development,notably in eco-nomic contexts where inequality is high,and stratification based on hierarchies regulate social and economic life.Based on the territory concept,we propose the original notion of a hierarchical regional innovation system(HRIS)that emphasises the pervasive role of hierarchies(powers)in regional innovation systems and illustrate its value with evidence and case studies from extant literature on sustainability transitions.The HRIS can help us understand and promote development paths considering the contribution of inclusive eco-innovations(another original conceptual amalgam).Through some empirical cases from other studies in low-carbon transitions,we show the application of the HRIS(and inclusive eco-innovation)framework.In conclusion,we provide incen-tives to explore new regional innovation systems,alongside the HRIS,adapted to different regions worldwide and centred on the inclusiveness of people and places.展开更多
Since there is a scientific consensus that the energy sector has brought the planet to the tipping point of climate change,transitioning to sustainable energy sources is inevitable to halt foreseeable climatic adversi...Since there is a scientific consensus that the energy sector has brought the planet to the tipping point of climate change,transitioning to sustainable energy sources is inevitable to halt foreseeable climatic adversities.This study looks at how promoting green taxation and sustainable energy transition affected the G7 nations’goal of low-carbon development between 1994 and 2020.This study used Generalized Least Squares Random Effects Regression and Driscoll-Kraay Standard Errors-based Least Sqaures approaches for empirical analysis.The latter approach accounts for cross-sectional dependence,heteroscedasticity,and autocorrelation to provide robust empirical outcomes.The empirical results are as follows:Firstly,through lowering CO_(2)intensity and greenhouse gas emissions,the environmental tax revenues have enhanced the condition of the environment.The total tax revenues linked to the environment had a greater overall impact than the tax revenues related to the energy industry.Furthermore,compared to CO_(2)intensity,both of the environmental tax revenue factors contributed considerably more to greenhouse gas emissions.Second,the sustainable energy transition helped to lower greenhouse gas and CO_(2)intensity.Among covariates,international trade was supportive of low-carbon development,but industrialization and GDP per capita did the opposite.The panel bootstrap causality revealed a unidirectional causal connection from all independent variables,except foreign direct investment,to CO_(2)intensity and greenhouse gas emissions.These results demonstrated that the G7 nations’environmental policies supported their commitment to achieving low-carbon development goals.In this respect,the G7 nations’environmental emission reduction efforts benefited more from the overall environmental tax revenues.To secure the industrial emissions reduction for a future with net-zero carbon emissions,it is thus advised to continue using policies that price environmental emissions,such as the carbon taxation regulations.Additionally,plans for the sustainable energy transition that includes a quick rise in renewable energy sources in the overall energy mix are successful in lowering environmental emissions.For environmental sustainability and low-carbon development,it is thus advised to divert the taxation burden from renewable energy technologies to the fossil fuel industry to enhance the sustainable energy transition phenomenon for achieving Sustainable Development Goals(especially SDG-7 and SDG-13).展开更多
Food sustainability transitions refer to transformation processes necessary to move towards sustainable food systems.Digitization is one of the most important ongoing transformation processes in global agriculture and...Food sustainability transitions refer to transformation processes necessary to move towards sustainable food systems.Digitization is one of the most important ongoing transformation processes in global agriculture and food chains.The review paper explores the contribution of information and communication technologies(ICTs)to transition towards sustainability along the food chain(production,processing,distribution,consumption).A particular attention is devoted to precision agriculture as a food production model that integrates many ICTs.ICTs can contribute to agro-food sustainability transition by increasing resource productivity,reducing inefficiencies,decreasing management costs,and improving food chain coordination.The paper also explores some drawbacks of ICTs as well as the factors limiting their uptake in agriculture.展开更多
Introduction:Sustainability requires the reconciling of human needs with the healthy natural ecosystem,which should be achieved within the grand course of industrialization and modernization.Systematic transitions on ...Introduction:Sustainability requires the reconciling of human needs with the healthy natural ecosystem,which should be achieved within the grand course of industrialization and modernization.Systematic transitions on demography,economy,technology,and institutions are required,while different civilizations may take their respective paths.In this study,we analyze the social-ecological transitions of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China during the past century,focusing on major changes in its environmental,demographic,and socioeconomic conditions.Results:A two-level social-ecological system analysis framework was proposed,and four stages of transition were identified:traditional nomadism,primitive industrial civilization,collectivization era,and economic reform/opendoor policy era.Our analysis showed that Inner Mongolia has made great achievements in its socioeconomic domains but is faced with numerous challenging environmental problems.Overconsumption of resources and failure to curtail ecological degradation may lead to a trap of unsustainability.Conclusions:However,the slowing-down population growth,improvements of the economic structure,and many new sustainability initiatives and strong support from the central government together give hope for a sustainable future of the region.展开更多
Based on the perspective of sustainability transitions(ST)theory,the paper dissects the opera-tional mechanisms of protected space driving emerging technology industrialization from an external system perspective,whic...Based on the perspective of sustainability transitions(ST)theory,the paper dissects the opera-tional mechanisms of protected space driving emerging technology industrialization from an external system perspective,which is on the basis of defining essential characteristics and func-tional attributes of protected space.Meanwhile,it structures a three-dimensional evaluation model of protected space from the perspective of internal mechanism by introducing the policy mixes method.Finally,taking the Chinese New Energy Vehicle(NEV)industry as the example and using the system dynamics modeling method,the paper designs different simulation schemes from three dimensions of horizontal evolution trend,three types of policy instrument change and policy mixes of protected space,to predict and analyze the operation effect of protected space.The results show that the Chinese NEV industry is in the stage of market niche entry,and corresponding measures should be taken to increase the market scale,form effective demand and scale effect,and promote the diffusion of market niche;the effect of policy mixes is better than that of the single policy instrument;specific policy mixes should be adopted to develop simultaneously from both the supply and demand sides to improve the industrialization level of NEV.展开更多
基金support from the Centre of Studies in Geography and Spatial Planning(CEGOT)funded by national funds through the Foundation for Science and Technology(FCT)under the reference UIDB/04084/2020.
文摘The world is facing dramatic challenges related to environmental sustainability at an accelerating pace.In this context,the field of economic geography(EG)has been playing an important role in understanding both the socioeconomic and technological dimensions of these challenges,as it deals with a variety of complementary notions and perspectives.Departing from this lens,our aim is to explore a conceptual framework that can help us to understand environmental changes relating to multi-dimensional territorial development,notably in eco-nomic contexts where inequality is high,and stratification based on hierarchies regulate social and economic life.Based on the territory concept,we propose the original notion of a hierarchical regional innovation system(HRIS)that emphasises the pervasive role of hierarchies(powers)in regional innovation systems and illustrate its value with evidence and case studies from extant literature on sustainability transitions.The HRIS can help us understand and promote development paths considering the contribution of inclusive eco-innovations(another original conceptual amalgam).Through some empirical cases from other studies in low-carbon transitions,we show the application of the HRIS(and inclusive eco-innovation)framework.In conclusion,we provide incen-tives to explore new regional innovation systems,alongside the HRIS,adapted to different regions worldwide and centred on the inclusiveness of people and places.
基金supported by the Shenzhen Humanities&Social Sciences Key Research Base for Carbon Emission Peaking and Carbon Neutral Technology,Policy,and Management,Harbin Institute of Technology,Shenzhen.
文摘Since there is a scientific consensus that the energy sector has brought the planet to the tipping point of climate change,transitioning to sustainable energy sources is inevitable to halt foreseeable climatic adversities.This study looks at how promoting green taxation and sustainable energy transition affected the G7 nations’goal of low-carbon development between 1994 and 2020.This study used Generalized Least Squares Random Effects Regression and Driscoll-Kraay Standard Errors-based Least Sqaures approaches for empirical analysis.The latter approach accounts for cross-sectional dependence,heteroscedasticity,and autocorrelation to provide robust empirical outcomes.The empirical results are as follows:Firstly,through lowering CO_(2)intensity and greenhouse gas emissions,the environmental tax revenues have enhanced the condition of the environment.The total tax revenues linked to the environment had a greater overall impact than the tax revenues related to the energy industry.Furthermore,compared to CO_(2)intensity,both of the environmental tax revenue factors contributed considerably more to greenhouse gas emissions.Second,the sustainable energy transition helped to lower greenhouse gas and CO_(2)intensity.Among covariates,international trade was supportive of low-carbon development,but industrialization and GDP per capita did the opposite.The panel bootstrap causality revealed a unidirectional causal connection from all independent variables,except foreign direct investment,to CO_(2)intensity and greenhouse gas emissions.These results demonstrated that the G7 nations’environmental policies supported their commitment to achieving low-carbon development goals.In this respect,the G7 nations’environmental emission reduction efforts benefited more from the overall environmental tax revenues.To secure the industrial emissions reduction for a future with net-zero carbon emissions,it is thus advised to continue using policies that price environmental emissions,such as the carbon taxation regulations.Additionally,plans for the sustainable energy transition that includes a quick rise in renewable energy sources in the overall energy mix are successful in lowering environmental emissions.For environmental sustainability and low-carbon development,it is thus advised to divert the taxation burden from renewable energy technologies to the fossil fuel industry to enhance the sustainable energy transition phenomenon for achieving Sustainable Development Goals(especially SDG-7 and SDG-13).
文摘Food sustainability transitions refer to transformation processes necessary to move towards sustainable food systems.Digitization is one of the most important ongoing transformation processes in global agriculture and food chains.The review paper explores the contribution of information and communication technologies(ICTs)to transition towards sustainability along the food chain(production,processing,distribution,consumption).A particular attention is devoted to precision agriculture as a food production model that integrates many ICTs.ICTs can contribute to agro-food sustainability transition by increasing resource productivity,reducing inefficiencies,decreasing management costs,and improving food chain coordination.The paper also explores some drawbacks of ICTs as well as the factors limiting their uptake in agriculture.
基金supported by the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology through the National Basic Research Program of China(2014CB954303,2014CB954300)US National Science Foundation under Grant No.DEB-0618193.
文摘Introduction:Sustainability requires the reconciling of human needs with the healthy natural ecosystem,which should be achieved within the grand course of industrialization and modernization.Systematic transitions on demography,economy,technology,and institutions are required,while different civilizations may take their respective paths.In this study,we analyze the social-ecological transitions of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China during the past century,focusing on major changes in its environmental,demographic,and socioeconomic conditions.Results:A two-level social-ecological system analysis framework was proposed,and four stages of transition were identified:traditional nomadism,primitive industrial civilization,collectivization era,and economic reform/opendoor policy era.Our analysis showed that Inner Mongolia has made great achievements in its socioeconomic domains but is faced with numerous challenging environmental problems.Overconsumption of resources and failure to curtail ecological degradation may lead to a trap of unsustainability.Conclusions:However,the slowing-down population growth,improvements of the economic structure,and many new sustainability initiatives and strong support from the central government together give hope for a sustainable future of the region.
基金supported by the National Nature Science Foundation of China under Grants No.71874037the Surface Project of the National Nature Science Foundation of China under Grant No.71673062+1 种基金Guangdong Natural Science Fund Project under Grant No.2018A030313397Guangdong Soft Science Key Project under Grant No.2018B070714019。
文摘Based on the perspective of sustainability transitions(ST)theory,the paper dissects the opera-tional mechanisms of protected space driving emerging technology industrialization from an external system perspective,which is on the basis of defining essential characteristics and func-tional attributes of protected space.Meanwhile,it structures a three-dimensional evaluation model of protected space from the perspective of internal mechanism by introducing the policy mixes method.Finally,taking the Chinese New Energy Vehicle(NEV)industry as the example and using the system dynamics modeling method,the paper designs different simulation schemes from three dimensions of horizontal evolution trend,three types of policy instrument change and policy mixes of protected space,to predict and analyze the operation effect of protected space.The results show that the Chinese NEV industry is in the stage of market niche entry,and corresponding measures should be taken to increase the market scale,form effective demand and scale effect,and promote the diffusion of market niche;the effect of policy mixes is better than that of the single policy instrument;specific policy mixes should be adopted to develop simultaneously from both the supply and demand sides to improve the industrialization level of NEV.
