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EPISTEMIC EXTRACTIVISM IN ENGAGED URBAN AND HOUSING RESEARCH: Implications and Counter‐measures
International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.Abstract What is ‘epistemic extractivism’, and how does it affect researchers who are engaged in urban and housing movements? This essay first explores the contexts of both engaged research and epistemic extractivism, clarifying their meanings and implications. It also disentangles the ethical and methodological risks posed by epistemic extractivism in
Miguel A. Martínez
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Frontiers in Ocean SustainabilityOceans are increasingly shaped by climate change, biodiversity loss, geopolitical tensions and maritime crime and insecurity. Climate-smart marine spatial planning (CSMSP) has emerged as a governance framework to integrate climate action, conservation ...
Ralph Tafon
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Journal of Political Ecology, 2023 As the world gets warmer, the deployment of low-carbon infrastructure is seen as the cornerstone to mitigate the pressures created by fossil capitalism, prompting questions over what constitutes a 'just' energy transition.
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FROM NY‐LON TO SILK? Shifting Centres of Attention in the World's Urban Fabric
International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.Abstract This Interventions essay explores Silk Road urbanism's emergence as a rival to New York and London (NY‐LON) for global centre stage in Anglophone urban and regional studies. Through China's Belt and Road Initiative, more attention is being given to urban formations and associated new centralities beyond North Atlantic global/world cities ...
Tim Bunnell, Han Cheng, Wenn Er Tan
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The Past Erased, the Future Stolen: Lignite Extractivism as Germany’s Trope for the Anthropocene
Humanities, 2020 Coal, and even more so, brown coal or lignite, is currently under-researched in the energy humanities. Lignite still provides approximately 25% of “green” Germany’s energy; its extraction obliterates human settlements and vibrant ecosystems, and its ...
Helga G. Braunbeck
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The Political Economy of Universal Pensions in Bolivia [PDF]
, 2017 While non-contributory pensions are spreading around the globe, Bolivia is still the only Latin American country with a universal old-age pension scheme.
Müller, Katharina
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Renewable energy and green extractivism: transitions or reconfigurations?
Revista Brasileira de Estudos Urbanos e RegionaisThis article discusses the implications of projects implemented by corporations in the energy sector based on their use of the notions of energy transition, decarbonization and renewable energy. We analyzed documents from business organizations, civil society, the Brazilian government and the United Nations containing data and representations regarding
Fabrina Furtado, Elisangela Paim
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REPRODUCING OPERATIONAL LANDSCAPES: The Rock Mining for Indonesia's New Capital City
International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.Abstract Indonesia's new capital city is designed to become a green and sustainable city. In this article, we examine the (un)sustainability of the process through which the city is coming into being. Using the sociospatial theory of planetary urbanization, we trace the dialectical relationship between the new city and sites beyond it to show how ...
Bosman Batubara +4 more
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Journal of Political EcologyThe European Union is pushing for critical mineral self-sufficiency to meet its goal of transitioning to a low-carbon society, and also supporting strategic defense objectives.
Maija Matilda Lassila
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Desenvolvimento e Meio Ambiente, 2015 This work incorporates the concept of biocultural heritage to the discussion on the alternatives for the socio-environmental crises promoted by globalization and transnationalization of the economy.
Eckart Boege
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