Low Carbon Action in Ordinary Cities

Project description

Understanding low-carbon policies in urbanising cities

Population growth in West Africa, South and South-East Asia is expected in rapidly urbanising small and medium-size cities. However, these sites lack the infrastructure to meet low-carbon transition needs, since they are outside the global networks of climate policies. The EU-funded LO-ACT project will offer the first multidimensional estimation of low-carbon action in cities seeking to cooperate in a new understanding of global environmental politics and urban governance. The project will examine the ideal local actions of global environmental policies during the past 30 years, analyse the mobility of low-carbon urban policies in transport, energy and housing, and compare urban trajectories in 113 cities.

Fields of science

• social sciences › social and economic geography › urban studies
• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › energy and fuels › renewable energy
• social sciences › sociology › governance

Programme(s)

• H2020-EU.1.1. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - European Research Council (ERC)

Topic(s)

• ERC-2018-STG - ERC Starting Grant

Call for proposal

ERC-2018-STG
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Funding Scheme

ERC-STG - Starting Grant

Host institution

THE UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD

Address

Firth Court Western Bank
S10 2TN Sheffield
United Kingdom

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

EU contribution

€ 1 354 059

Beneficiaries (3)

THE UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD

United Kingdom

EU contribution

€ 1 354 059

Address

Firth Court Western Bank
S10 2TN Sheffield

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON

United Kingdom

EU contribution

€ 14 270

Address

Gower Street
WC1E 6BT London

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

UNIVERSITEIT UTRECHT

Netherlands

EU contribution

€ 25 650

Address

Heidelberglaan 8
3584 CS Utrecht

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments