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Unravelling The Role Of Green Entrepreneurs In Urban Sustainability Transitions

Gibbs, David; Yu, Zhen

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Zhen Yu



Abstract

This paper aims to understand the role of green entrepreneurs in urban sustainability transitions. We propose an analytical framework combining transition approaches and green entrepreneurship from a relational lens. It includes four processes: emergence of green entrepreneurs, multi-scalar interest coordination, empowering through anchoring, and struggling with the regime at the urban scale. This framework is illustrated through an empirical analysis of the role of green entrepreneurs in the development of the solar water heater industry in China’s Solar City. The analysis unravels how the local institutional contexts and multi-scalar relations empowered local green entrepreneurs to become system builders for urban transitions.

Citation

Gibbs, D., & Yu, Z. (in press). Unravelling The Role Of Green Entrepreneurs In Urban Sustainability Transitions. Urban studies, https://doi.org/10.1177/0042098019888144

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Oct 17, 2019
Online Publication Date Dec 17, 2019
Deposit Date Oct 22, 2019
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Urban Studies
Print ISSN 0042-0980
Publisher SAGE Publications
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
DOI https://doi.org/10.1177/0042098019888144
Keywords green entrepreneurs, urban sustainability transitions, relational geography, latecomer cities, agency and power.
Public URL https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/2975578

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