Urban Low Carbon Transitions: A Comparative International Network - Australia, China, India, South Africa, US and UK

国际研究表明，为了应对气候变化，全球城市正在进行战略努力，以实现低碳转型。也就是说，面对气候变化的影响、资源限制以及政府和市场对碳控制的新压力，加强复原力并确保资源。但重要的问题仍未得到探索。首先，国际上开展了有限的研究，以比较研究北方和南方的不同城市如何应对气候变化的挑战。其次，低碳转型的战略意图能否在不同的城市环境中实现尚不清楚。因此，我们建议建立一个国际网络，由城市气候变化对策方面的主要学者组成，作为解决这些不足的重要一步。该网络将侧重于比较和研究低碳城市化更广泛的动态和影响所涉及的研究和政策问题。该网络包括澳大利亚、中国、印度、南非和美国，并建立在现有学者和研究团队的基础上，我们目前与他们有双边和特别合作。我们提议的合作旨在通过三组举措来创建更大的网络连接密度并增强每个连接的深度：1.国际网络机会：ESRC倡议的第一个要素是为英国研究人员提供重要的国际研究机会。我们将对每个国家进行有计划和有组织的访问，以便：增加对彼此研究和计划的了解;了解伙伴国家在这一领域的研究情况，以便建立一个全球研究专门知识的图景;就未来可能的合作研究项目交换意见;并建立个人关系，这是成功的远程研究伙伴关系的核心。2.国际比较合作：该网络的第二个要素是促进研究网络中的合作伙伴之间的互动，并通过两个相互连接的论坛与更广泛的英国和国际研究人员进行互动。A.国际研究研讨会（网络合作伙伴加上其他相关的英国和国际研究人员）。这些会议将主要侧重于加强与更广泛的研究人员群体的比较和合作，但也将成为以特刊和编辑文集形式编制出版物的重要机会。B。网络伙伴研究论坛（仅限网络伙伴）。该网络还将主办一些规模小得多的研究论坛，重点是网络伙伴。这些讲习班将为合作伙伴提供一个有条理和受保护的空间，以分享其正在进行的工作的结果，并探讨和审查在这方面较大的讲习班所产生的问题和主题的影响。3.国际网络基础设施：第三个要素将侧重于建立必要的基础设施，以促进有效的国际研究合作。该网络将开展两个项目。A.信息基础设施：达勒姆将建立一个网站，促进国际合作伙伴之间的合作。所有伙伴研究人员和机构将有机会介绍和定期更新有关其正在进行的研究的信息。该网站还将作为交流活动、访问、奖项等信息的基础。该网站还将提供研讨会的录音和录像。B。国际网络协调员：此外，达勒姆将支持20%的网络协调员，以管理和组织访问，研讨会，电话会议和网站。

International research suggests that in response to climate change global cities are now engaging in strategic efforts to effect a low carbon transition. That is, to enhance resilience and secure resources in the face of the impacts of climate change, resource constraints and in relation to new government and market pressures for carbon control. But significant questions remain unexplored. First, limited research has been undertaken internationally to comparatively examine how different cities in the north and south are responding to the challenges of climate change. Second, it is not clear whether the strategic intent of low carbon transitions can be realised in different urban contexts. Consequently, we propose to establish an international network, to be undertaken between leading scholars on urban climate change responses as an important step towards addressing these deficits. The network will focus on the research and policy issues involved in comparing and researching the broader dynamics and implications of low carbon urbanism. This network includes Australia, China, India, South Africa and the US and builds on existing scholars and research teams with whom we currently have bilateral and ad hoc collaborations. Our proposed collaboration is designed to create greater density of network connections and enhancing the depth of each connection by three sets of initiatives:1. International Networking Opportunities: The first element of the ESRC initiative will be to support significant international research opportunities for UK researchers. We will undertake programmed and structure visits to each national context to: increase knowledge of one another's research and plans; to gain intelligence about the research landscape in the partner countries in this field in order to build up a global picture of research expertise; to exchange ideas about possible future collaborative research projects; and to build personal relationships that are at the heart of successful long-distance research partnerships. 2. International Comparative Collaboration: The second element of the network is to facilitate interaction between the partners in the research network and with a wider group of UK and international researchers through two connected forum that will meet four times. A. International Research Workshops (Network partners plus other relevant UK and international researchers). These meetings will focus primarily on enhancing comparison and collaboration with a wider group of researchers but will also serve as an important opportunity for developing publications in the form of special issues and edited collections. B. Network Partners Research Forum (Network partners only). The network will also sponsor a number of much smaller research forums, focused on the network partners. These workshops will enable a structured and protected space for the partners to share the findings from their ongoing work, and to explore and examine the implications of the issues and themes emerging from the larger workshops in this context. 3. International Network Infrastructure: The third element will focus on establishing the necessary infrastructure for promoting effective international research collaboration. The network will pursue two projects. A. Information Infrastructure: Durham will establish a website that facilitates collaboration among international partners. All partner researchers and institutions will have the opportunity to present and regularly update information about their ongoing research. The website will also serve as a base for communicating about events, visits, awards, etc. The website will also host audio and video recordings of workshops. B. International Network Coordinator: Additionally Durham will support a 20% network coordinator to manage and organize the visits, workshops, teleconferences and the website.