Sustainability transitions and policy dismantling: Zero carbon housing in the UK
| Autor: | David Gibbs, Kirstie O'Neill |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Government
Sociology and Political Science Economic policy 05 social sciences 0211 other engineering and technologies 0507 social and economic geography Zero carbon housing 021107 urban & regional planning 02 engineering and technology Zero carbon Politics Greenhouse gas Sustainability Economics 050703 geography |
| Zdroj: | Geoforum. 108:119-129 |
| ISSN: | 0016-7185 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.geoforum.2019.11.011 |
| Popis: | In this paper we examine the failure of the zero carbon homes agenda in the UK and argue that it represents a case of policy dismantling, where a range of policies and programmes have been introduced, revised and then removed by government. We bring together the sustainability transitions literature with the literature on policy dismantling, regime resistance and regime detractors, and suggest that the zero carbon housing agenda in the UK offers useful insights into the politics of sustainability transitions. We identify three phases of policy change, from policy expansion, symbolic dismantling and eventual active policy dismantling. In the conclusions we offer some suggestions on processes of policy dismantling and what this might mean for future sustainability transitions given the significant contributions of buildings to greenhouse gas emissions and the urgent need for rapid low carbon transitions. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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