All Outputs (2)

Sustainability transitions and leapfrogging in latecomer cities : a case of the diffusion of solar thermal energy in China (2017)
Thesis
Yu, Z. (2017). Sustainability transitions and leapfrogging in latecomer cities : a case of the diffusion of solar thermal energy in China. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4224324

Sustainability transition has been a burgeoning research field and political practice due to its focus on the systemic and fundamental transformation of existing main human sectors to curb global climate change. The present thesis aims to contribute... Read More about Sustainability transitions and leapfrogging in latecomer cities : a case of the diffusion of solar thermal energy in China.

Sustainability transitions and leapfrogging in latecomer cities : the development of solar thermal energy in Dezhou, China (2017)
Journal Article
Yu, Z., & Gibbs, D. (2018). Sustainability transitions and leapfrogging in latecomer cities : the development of solar thermal energy in Dezhou, China. Regional studies, 52(1), 68-79. https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2016.1260706

Sustainability transitions in cities in emerging economic contexts are rarely addressed. The paper addresses this issue by investigating the drivers and barriers in the diffusion of solar thermal energy in two Chinese cities, Dezhou and Beijing. The... Read More about Sustainability transitions and leapfrogging in latecomer cities : the development of solar thermal energy in Dezhou, China.