with apologies for x-posting CALL FOR PAPERS Energy Geography – economic development potentials from innovation in energy systems, markets, and strategies Global Conference on Economic Geography July 24 – 28, 2018, University of Cologne Organisers: Teis Hansen (Lund University) and Fabian Faller (Kiel University) The spatial organisation of power generation related processes is rapidly changing: production of energy is more and more decentralised due to renewable energy deployment; R&D for energy technologies is more and more decentralised, as various new SMEs enter the market around the world; and energy policy and strategies are more and more an inter- and supranational concern. Embedded in the western capitalist system this new energy geography is widely seen as growth opportunity for local and regional economies, as it supports the carbon decoupling of energy production, potentially allowing for sustainable industrial production, green mobility, as well as new regional value chains and energy markets. Still, we know little about the actual drivers of the new energy geography and its impact on economic development, including when and how regions may benefit in both economic and environmental terms; the relative importance of energy technology development and deployment activities in instigating economic development in different contexts; the multiple types of actors that may transform the opportunities offered by the new energy geography into economic development in various forms; and the potential deficiencies of ongoing transformations in the energy sector.
Against this background, the convenors of this session invite contributions that address energy geography in relation to emerging economic development opportunities. Please submit your abstract through the conference website between November 15th 2017 and March 15th 2018: https://www.gceg2018.com <https://www.gceg2018.com/>. For further inquiry feel free to contact Teis Hansen (teis.han...@keg.lu.se) or Fabian Faller (fal...@geographie.uni-kiel.de). - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dr. Fabian Faller Assistant Professor Project Leader „Co2mmunity“ (INTERREG-BSR) www.co2mmunity.eu <http://www.co2mmunity.eu/> Dept. of Geography, Kiel University Hermann-Rodewald-Str. 9 24098 Kiel, Germany tel. 0049-431-880-2438 fax 0049-431-880-5290 https://www.wigeo.uni-kiel.de/en/People/fabian-faller <https://www.wigeo.uni-kiel.de/en/People/fabian-faller>
