Green industry development and urban sustainability transitions in China’s latecomer cities: the case of Dezhou

Zhen Yu and David Gibbs

Chapter 22 in Handbook on China’s Urban Environmental Governance, 2023, pp 355-368 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: Under the discourse of sustainability transitions, cities that lag behind in industrialization and urbanization face the dual challenge of economic development and decarbonization. Developing green industries may offer a possible pathway for latecomer cities as it could bring both economic benefits and environmental well-being through local production and consumption of green innovations. The interest alignment between active green entrepreneurs and motivated local government has resulted in many successful green industry development stories in China’s latecomer cities, accompanied by certain urban regime changes toward sustainability in many cases. However, to what extent, and how, green industry development can influence urban sustainability transitions remains an underexplored issue. Meanwhile, green industry development is subject to changes in the external landscape, entrepreneurs’ strategies, and local supporting environments, which may lead to diverse transition outcomes. Investigating the rise and fall of the solar water-heater industry in Dezhou as a case study, this chapter revisits the role of green entrepreneurs and local governments in green industry development and discusses the dynamic relationship between green industry development and urban sustainability transitions in Chinese context.

Keywords: Asian Studies; Economics and Finance; Environment; Politics and Public Policy Sustainable Development Goals; Urban and Regional Studies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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