Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Toward a State-led, Market-Enabled Commons: Positioning Urban Civic Energy in East Asia. |
| Authors: |
Chiu, Chihsin1 (AUTHOR) cchiu@ntu.edu.tw |
| Source: |
Urban Affairs Review. Jul2024, Vol. 60 Issue 4, p1272-1287. 16p. |
| Subject Terms: |
Civil society, Commons |
| Geographic Terms: |
East Asia, Taiwan |
| Abstract: |
Empirical studies on energy democracy (ED) tend to presume boundaries among community energy (CE) practices, corporate operations, and state leadership. This research note identifies three features underlying existing literature: an implicit binary thinking of state and society, the understated market influence, and a lack of urban features that enable ED functioning through spatial means. I therefore propose urban commons (UC) as a complementary framework to interrogate the interplay among the state, society, and market operations in CE research and practices. I examine how ED informs CE operations in Japan, Taiwan, and Korea, identifying a set of limitations to which UC can respond. Some latest thinking on UC and a body of strategies proposed by key interlocutors were discussed. I then propose "state-led, market-enabled commons" as a conceptual framework to account for urban civic energy initiatives in East Asia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
|
Copyright of Urban Affairs Review is the property of Sage Publications Inc. and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.) |
| Database: |
Education Research Complete |
