Multidimensionality and the multilevel perspective: Territory, scale, and networks in a failed demand-side energy transition in Australia

Chandrashekeran, Sangeetha

doi:10.1177/0308518x16643728

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“…This is particularly relevant for sustainability transitions, which require fundamental shifts in the socio-technical systems, rather than just technological fixes [28]. However, the MLP has received criticism for how it addresses geographical space [59][60][61][62], the boundaries between niche, regime and landscape [63] and for its ambiguous methodology, weighted towards bottom-up change models [44,52].…”

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Rooftop PV and the Renewable Energy Transition; a Review of Driving Forces and Analytical Frameworks

2021

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Rooftop solar photovoltaics (PV) are accelerating the transition towards low carbon electricity systems in many countries, particularly in Australia. This review paper provides an overview of the (1) technical, (2) economic, (3) socio-political, and (4) regulatory and institutional aspects that should be considered concurrently when navigating the transition towards a rooftop PV-dominated electricity system. We consider the suitability of two prominent long-range transitions theories for understanding the importance and interaction of elements within these four aspects during the transition. The multi-level perspective (MLP) of transitions theory is considered best suited for this task as it addresses fundamental shifts in the socio-technical systems, rather than being weighted towards technological and/or economic solutions. We find that relatively little research has been undertaken where the renewable energy transition is being driven by the uptake of rooftop PV within the distribution network of established islanded electricity systems. These islanded electricity systems will be the first to experience system impacts from high levels of rooftop PV. This review provides further analysis of important gaps in understanding the rooftop-PV-led energy transition and the implications for policy makers in maintaining stable electricity supplies during the transition.

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Section: Strengths and Weaknesses Of The Mlp And Tepmentioning

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Rooftop PV and the Renewable Energy Transition; a Review of Driving Forces and Analytical Frameworks

2021

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“…This tertiary capability centres on the expectations within the energy system in Victoria for consumers to self-manage and make decisions about their energy supplies and consumption patterns, including through active participation in the energy market. The neoliberal tenets of the commodification of essential services in Victoria, the expectations of economic participation as well as the reliance on individual rather than collective responsibility (Chandrashekeran 2016) may disadvantage vulnerable people. These may include those who lack the competencies to compare and select energy offers, and who become entrapped in detrimental agreements.…”

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Using the capability approach to evaluate energy vulnerability policies and initiatives in Victoria, Australia

2021

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Energy vulnerability is a multi-dimensional, dynamic and context-specific phenomenon that poses a challenge for equity in energy transition policies. The Capability Approach (CA) is a normative framework focused on people's opportunities and freedoms, used to address dimensions of social justice. Whereas the CA has been used to assess and measure conditions of poverty, exclusion and inequality, its application to evaluate policies is rare. Building on work that establishes being able to heat the home adequately as a secondary capability towards being able to lead a healthy life, this narrative review maps the conditions and processes that shape this secondary capability in Victoria, Australia. It also evaluates local policies and initiatives aimed at addressing energy vulnerability. The map identifies structural, geographical and cultural phenomena and feed-back loops and exposes a hierarchy of capabilities for vulnerable households that need to be satisfied. The policy review finds that current efforts focus on mitigating inequalities in resources with little evidence for outcomes in security or transformative agency. Future initiatives may give more attention to the satisfaction of the tertiary capability of being able to live in an energy efficient dwelling, customise solutions to the multitude and range of conditions and acknowledge the need of warmth throughout the home.

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“…It has been noted that the socio‐technical transitions approach has neglected geographical influences (Coenen et al., ; Lawhon & Murphy, ). The focus of socio‐technical transitions research has tended to be on temporal aspects, however the influence of geography has more recently begun to attract attention in the literature (Bridge et al., ; Calvert et al., ; Chandrashekeran, ; Coenen et al., ; Hacking & Eames, ; Lawhon & Murphy, ; Schwanen, ). The consideration of geography in this research is important because it aids in better understanding the unevenness of transitions across space (Lawhon & Murphy, ).…”

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“…() also present an interesting approach to conceptualising the scalar nature of transition activity, but it does not address the scalar aspects of the various levels of the MLP (niche, regime, and landscape). Although these studies have developed various approaches to incorporate geography in socio‐technical transitions, there is still a need for better conceptualisations of geography and scale in the MLP framework (Chandrashekeran, ).…”

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The geography of socio‐technical transitions: Transition–periphery dynamics

Munro

2019

Geographical Journal

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The literature on socio‐technical transitions analyses multi‐scale, nonlinear changes in societal systems, but has tended to ignore the geography of these changes. This paper addresses this gap by focusing on a geographical periphery, rather than on the urban core, and considers a transition–periphery framework to provide a way to conceptualise and examine the dynamics of resource peripheries within a socio‐technical transition. The concepts of socio‐technical transitions and resource peripheries have been connected in previous work examining wind energy projects in Scotland. This study extends that work by refining its framework, explicitly drawing from the concept of peripheralisation as a process, and applying the framework to a wider set of contexts. The focus of peripheralisation is on the processes involved in creating peripheries rather than simply the periphery as a geographic location. This attention to peripheralisation uncovers the multi‐dimensional, relational, and multi‐scalar relationships and processes of the dynamics within resource peripheries during a socio‐technical transition. This paper draws on a set of energy policy case study sites in Scotland, including the North Yell Tidal Scheme, the proposed Shetland interconnector, and the Cruachan and Coire Glas Pumped Hydro schemes. It argues that transition–periphery dynamics are an effective analytical tool for understanding the geographically uneven multi‐scalar dynamics created as socio‐technical transitions occur.

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Multidimensionality and the multilevel perspective: Territory, scale, and networks in a failed demand-side energy transition in Australia

Cited by 24 publications

References 60 publications

Rooftop PV and the Renewable Energy Transition; a Review of Driving Forces and Analytical Frameworks

Rooftop PV and the Renewable Energy Transition; a Review of Driving Forces and Analytical Frameworks

Using the capability approach to evaluate energy vulnerability policies and initiatives in Victoria, Australia

The geography of socio‐technical transitions: Transition–periphery dynamics

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