Project dates: 2018-2022 Follow TAPESTRY on Twitter: @Tapestry_T2S The TAPESTRY research project explores how transformation may arise ‘from below’ in marginal environments with high levels of uncertainty. We look at…
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Governance of Socio-Technical Transformations (GOST)
Date: November 2018 – tbc The GoST project will focus on transformation processes in three areas of crucial relevance to sustainable development, relating in particular to pressing imperatives in countries…
Market-based mangrove afforestation and reforestation in Kenya and India
Dates: April 2016-April 2017 Mangroves are valued by different people in diverse ways – as places to fish, sources of fodder, protection against storms or tides, sites of tourism, or…
The political economy of state-led transformations in pro-poor low carbon energy
Date: April 2016-April 2017 The Paris Agreement and other global processes have mobilised trillions of dollars of new funding for low carbon energy. Much of this effort has been in…
MEGADAPT: the dynamics of multi-scalar adaptation in Mexico City
The MEGADAPT project aims to reduce vulnerability from the effects of climate change by improving the capacity to manage risks posed by factors such as increased flooding and chronic water…
The Nexus Network
The STEPS Centre is a lead partner in The Nexus Network, an ESRC-funded initiative which brings together researchers, policy makers, business leaders and civil society to improve decision making on…
Low carbon innovation in China: prospects, politics and practice
Overview | Team | Contact | Publications | Video | Media | Slides | Photos Date: late 2013 – 2017 Overview: How do government-led, high-tech ‘indigenous innovation’ approaches compare with emergent, lower-tech…
Low carbon development
Sustainable energy technologies could contribute significantly to human development and economic growth in low-income countries. What are the key policy lessons from historical research explaining the success of the market for…
Uncertainty from below
How do people deal with uncertainty about climate, disease or natural disasters like floods? This project aimed to compare and contrast the views of people who study uncertainty with the perspectives…
The Rising Powers: Clean Development and the Low Carbon Transition in sub-Saharan Africa
This interdisciplinary research project examined how, why and to what extent the Rising Powers (specifically China, India and Brazil) are enabling the transition to low carbon energy systems in Southern…