Browsing NTNU Open by Author "Loewen, Bradley"
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Approaches to Social Innovation in Positive Energy Districts (PEDs)—A Comparison of Norwegian Projects
Baer, Daniela; Loewen, Bradley; Cheng, Caroline Y; Thomsen, Judith; Wyckmans, Annemie; Temeljotov Salaj, Alenka; Ahlers, Dirk (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)The Positive Energy District (PED) concept is a localized city and district level response to the challenges of greenhouse gas emission reduction and energy transition. With the Strategic Energy Transition (SET) Plan aiming ... -
Coal, green growth and crises: Exploring three European Union policy responses to regional energy transitions
Loewen, Bradley (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Despite increasing interest in energy transitions in the European Union, little attention has been paid conceptually to regional energy transitions in terms of development nor to the potential regional impacts of cumulative ... -
Contested Urban Green Space Development: Rolling Back the Frontiers of Sustainability in Trondheim, Norway
Loewen, Bradley; Larssæther, Stig; Krangsås, Savis Gohari; Vinge, Heidi; Temeljotov Salaj, Alenka (Chapter, 2022)Ongoing urban densification in Nordic regions raises sustainability trade-offs related to compactness, land use and urban green space. In Norway, green spaces comprising both natural and agricultural areas are highly valued ... -
From Social Barriers to Transformative Planning in Energy Transitions: Learning from Norwegian Planners' Perspectives
Loewen, Bradley (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)This study investigates social barriers in Norwegian urban energy projects from the planner’s perspective, bridging institutional and reflexive approaches in the field of planning. Compared to technological barriers ... -
The next generation of smart citizens: Experiences and inspiration from the +CityxChange project
Temeljotov Salaj, Alenka; Loewen, Bradley (Chapter, 2020)Environmental sustainability has become a core objective in policy fields related to the built environment, from the international to local level. The transition to a sustainable built environment depends on increasing the ... -
Paradoxes of Norway’s energy transition: controversies and justice
Korsnes, Marius; Loewen, Bradley; Dale, Ragnhild Freng; Steen, Markus; Skjølsvold, Tomas Moe (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Norway exemplifies a number of paradoxes in relation to the just transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy provision. We investigate these paradoxes by focusing on key controversies from the oil and gas sector and ... -
Revitalizing varieties of capitalism for sustainability transitions research: Review, critique and way forward
Loewen, Bradley (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Despite recent calls for more critical views of capitalism in sustainability transitions research, a starting point for transitions researchers is lacking. Recognizing the potential of the varieties of capitalism (VoC) ...