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Green industry development and urban sustainability transitions in China's latecomer cities: The case of Dezhou (2023)
Book Chapter
Gibbs, D., & Yu, Z. (2023). Green industry development and urban sustainability transitions in China's latecomer cities: The case of Dezhou. In F. Zhang, & F. Wu (Eds.), Handbook on China's Urban Environmental Governance (355-368). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781803922041.00032

Under the discourse of sustainability transitions, cities that lag in industrialization and urbanization face the dual challenge of economic development and decarbonization. Developing green industries has offered an ideal pathway for latecomer citie... Read More about Green industry development and urban sustainability transitions in China's latecomer cities: The case of Dezhou.

Brands,Branding and Regional Cluster Development:The Emerging Economic Geographies of the Chinese Baijiu Industry (2023)
Journal Article
Yang, H., Gibbs, D., Jonas, A., & Peng, G. (2023). Brands,Branding and Regional Cluster Development:The Emerging Economic Geographies of the Chinese Baijiu Industry. Global Cities Research/全球城市研究, 3(2), 97-120

This paper investigates the vigorous economy of the Chinese Baijiu(a traditional liquor) with regard to the specific brands,their production and consumption and marketing,intersected with provincial and regional identities.The paper explores the ecol... Read More about Brands,Branding and Regional Cluster Development:The Emerging Economic Geographies of the Chinese Baijiu Industry.

Chasing after the wind? Green economy strategies, path creation and transitions in the offshore wind industry (2021)
Journal Article
Gibbs, D., & Jensen, P. D. (in press). Chasing after the wind? Green economy strategies, path creation and transitions in the offshore wind industry. Regional studies, https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2021.2000958

There has been a growing interest by both academics and policy makers at the local and regional scales in the development of a green economy to promote both economic development and achieve environmental policy aims. Despite this, we have little evi... Read More about Chasing after the wind? Green economy strategies, path creation and transitions in the offshore wind industry.

The green economy (2020)
Other
Gibbs, D. (2019). The green economy

This encyclopedia entry examines the rise of what is termed the ‘green economy’. While there are many definitions and interpretations of how it can be defined and what it means, the basic idea comes from a growing awareness that our current forms of... Read More about The green economy.

Green EConomy (2020)
Book Chapter
Gibbs, D. (2020). Green EConomy. In J. Morin, & A. Orsini (Eds.), Essential concepts of global environmental governance. (2nd). London: Routledge

Brands and Branding: An Analysis of the Evolutionary Development of Baijiu Industry Clusters in China (2020)
Thesis
Yang, H. (2020). Brands and Branding: An Analysis of the Evolutionary Development of Baijiu Industry Clusters in China. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4508198

Research into industry clusters and brands and branding has emerged and developed in the Western world for decades. In China, the Reform and Opening up policy adopted since the late 1970s, has resulted in impressive economic growth around economic cl... Read More about Brands and Branding: An Analysis of the Evolutionary Development of Baijiu Industry Clusters in China.

Sustainability transitions and policy dismantling: Zero carbon housing in the UK (2019)
Journal Article
O'Neill, K., & Gibbs, D. (2020). Sustainability transitions and policy dismantling: Zero carbon housing in the UK. Geoforum, 108, 119-129. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoforum.2019.11.011

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... Read More about Sustainability transitions and policy dismantling: Zero carbon housing in the UK.

Unravelling The Role Of Green Entrepreneurs In Urban Sustainability Transitions (2019)
Journal Article
Gibbs, D., & Yu, Z. (in press). Unravelling The Role Of Green Entrepreneurs In Urban Sustainability Transitions. Urban studies, https://doi.org/10.1177/0042098019888144

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: emerg... Read More about Unravelling The Role Of Green Entrepreneurs In Urban Sustainability Transitions.

Governing Resource Flows in a Circular Economy: Rerouting Materials in an Established Policy Landscape (2019)
Book Chapter
Deutz, P., Baxter, H., & Gibbs, D. (2019). Governing Resource Flows in a Circular Economy: Rerouting Materials in an Established Policy Landscape. In L. E. Macaskie, D. J. Sapsford, & W. M. Mayes (Eds.), Resource Recovery from Wastes: Towards a Circular Economy (375-394). London: Royal Society of Chemistry. https://doi.org/10.1039/9781788016353-00375

The development of a Circular Economy, whereby resources are kept in circulation for the extraction of maximum value, has captured extensive policy and academic attention. The circularisation of material flows is likely to prove a task for a generati... Read More about Governing Resource Flows in a Circular Economy: Rerouting Materials in an Established Policy Landscape.

Social ties, homophily and heterophily in urban sustainability transitions: User practices and solar water heater diffusion in China (2018)
Journal Article
Yu, Z., & Gibbs, D. (2018). Social ties, homophily and heterophily in urban sustainability transitions: User practices and solar water heater diffusion in China. Energy research & social science ERSS, 46, 236-244. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2018.07.029

This paper aims to explore the potential of latecomer cities in sustainability transitions from the demand side. The case study investigates the role of users and their social ties in influencing the popularisation of solar water heaters in a latecom... Read More about Social ties, homophily and heterophily in urban sustainability transitions: User practices and solar water heater diffusion in China.

Examining regional competitiveness and the pressures of rapid growth: An interpretive institutionalist account of policy responses in three city regions (2018)
Journal Article
Krueger, R., Gibbs, D., & Carr, C. (2018). Examining regional competitiveness and the pressures of rapid growth: An interpretive institutionalist account of policy responses in three city regions. Environment and Planning C: Politics and Space, 36(6), 965-986. https://doi.org/10.1177/2399654418767661

This paper is premised on the notion that actors play a central role in shaping their institutional contexts. The paper adds to scholarship in this area by bringing together three disparate cases with a common analytical entry point: the city region.... Read More about Examining regional competitiveness and the pressures of rapid growth: An interpretive institutionalist account of policy responses in three city regions.

Encircling cities from rural areas? Barriers to the diffusion of solar water heaters in China's urban market (2018)
Journal Article
Yu, Z., & Gibbs, D. (2018). Encircling cities from rural areas? Barriers to the diffusion of solar water heaters in China's urban market. Energy policy, 115, 366-373. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2018.01.041

© 2018 Elsevier Ltd Researchers have contributed a fruitful understanding of the facilitating factors for solar water heaters (SWH) diffusion in China at different governance levels. However, the barriers to its further diffusion in the urban environ... Read More about Encircling cities from rural areas? Barriers to the diffusion of solar water heaters in China's urban market.

From experience economy to experience landscape: The example of UK trail centres (2017)
Journal Article
Gibbs, D., & Holloway, L. (2018). From experience economy to experience landscape: The example of UK trail centres. Area, 50(2), 248-255. https://doi.org/10.1111/area.12366

The information, practices and views in this article are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG). © 2017 Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers). Th... Read More about From experience economy to experience landscape: The example of UK trail centres.

Knowledge capture to inform sustainable maritime operations (2017)
Journal Article
Kuznetsov, A., Dinwoodie, J., Gibbs, D., Sansom, M., & Knowles, H. (2017). Knowledge capture to inform sustainable maritime operations. International Journal of Operations and Production Management, 37(7), 882-897. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOPM-10-2015-0657

Knowledge capture to inform sustainable maritime operations Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to report an explicit taxonomy of maritime operations (MO) to guide Harbour Masters (HM)s of smaller ports in planning more sustainable operations. Des... Read More about Knowledge capture to inform sustainable maritime operations.

Resource recovery and remediation of highly alkaline residues : a political-industrial ecology approach to building a circular economy (2017)
Journal Article
Deutz, P., Baxter, H., Gibbs, D., Mayes, W. M., & Gomes, H. I. (2017). Resource recovery and remediation of highly alkaline residues : a political-industrial ecology approach to building a circular economy. Geoforum, 85, 336-344. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoforum.2017.03.021

Highly alkaline industrial residues (e.g., steel slag, bauxite processing residue (red mud) and ash from coal combustion) have been identified as stocks of potentially valuable metals. Technological change has created demand for metals, such as vanad... Read More about Resource recovery and remediation of highly alkaline residues : a political-industrial ecology approach to building a circular economy.

Institutionalizing alternative economic spaces? An interpretivist perspective on diverse economies (2017)
Journal Article
Krueger, R., Schulz, C., & Gibbs, D. C. (2018). Institutionalizing alternative economic spaces? An interpretivist perspective on diverse economies. Progress in human geography, 42(4), 569-589. https://doi.org/10.1177/0309132517694530

This article offers an approach that helps geographers and others to carefully and critically reexamine prospects for diverse economies. We propose an interpretative institutionalist perspective is useful for elucidating overlooked opportunities for... Read More about Institutionalizing alternative economic spaces? An interpretivist perspective on diverse economies.

Identifying hotspots and management of critical ecosystem services in rapidly urbanizing Yangtze River Delta Region, China (2017)
Journal Article
Cai, W., Gibbs, D., Zhang, L., Ferrier, G., & Cai, Y. (2017). Identifying hotspots and management of critical ecosystem services in rapidly urbanizing Yangtze River Delta Region, China. Journal of environmental management, 191, 258-267. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.01.003

Rapid urbanization has altered many ecosystems, causing a decline in many ecosystem services, generating serious ecological crisis. To cope with these challenges, we presented a comprehensive framework comprising five core steps for identifying and m... Read More about Identifying hotspots and management of critical ecosystem services in rapidly urbanizing Yangtze River Delta Region, 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.

Future green economies and regional development: a research agenda (2016)
Journal Article
Gibbs, D., & O’Neill, K. (2017). Future green economies and regional development: a research agenda. Regional studies, 51(1), 161-173. https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2016.1255719

The past thirty years have seen an explosion of interest and concern over the detrimental impacts of economic and industrial development. Despite this, the environmental agenda has not featured substantially in the regional studies literature. This p... Read More about Future green economies and regional development: a research agenda.

Rethinking green entrepreneurship - fluid narratives of the green economy (2016)
Journal Article
O'Neill, K., & Gibbs, D. (2016). Rethinking green entrepreneurship - fluid narratives of the green economy. Environment & planning. A, 48(9), 1727-1749. https://doi.org/10.1177/0308518X16650453

Green entrepreneurs have been seen as key drivers for a transition to a green economy. However, there has been limited in-depth qualitative empirical research with green entrepreneurs to date, focusing instead on typologies categorising certain ‘type... Read More about Rethinking green entrepreneurship - fluid narratives of the green economy.