Geographies of energy transition

    Research activities in this thematic field focus on the socio-spatial contexts of the ongoing low-carbon energy transition. We explore the spacial diffusion and social acceptance of renewable energy innovations, the land use conflicts related to the implementation of new technologies and traditional forms of energy (wind, solar, biogas, geothermal, nuclear, etc.), socio-economic impacts of the transformation of coal mining regions, and the changing energy behaviour patterns of households.
     

    Current research team Former team members
    RNDr. Bohumil Frantál, Ph.D. Stanislav Martinát
    Mgr. Petr Dvořák, Ph.D.  
    Mgr. Eva Nováková  


PROJECTS
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

  • Frantál, B., Frolova, M., Liñán-Chacón, J. (2023): Conceptualizing the patterns of land use conflicts in wind energy development: Towards a typology and implications for practice. Energy Research & Social Science, 95, 102907. Doi: 10.1016/j.erss.2022.102907 (IF 2023 = 6.9; Q1/AIS)
  • Robison, R., Skjølsvold, T. M., Hargreaves, T., Renström, S., Wolsink, M., Judson, E., ... & Wyckmans, A. (2023): Shifts in the smart research agenda? 100 priority questions to accelerate sustainable energy futures. Journal of Cleaner Production, 419, 137946. Doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.137946 (IF 2023 = 9.7; Q1/AIS)
  • Raška, P., Frantál, B., Martinát, S., Hruška, V. (2023): Exploring local land use conflicts through successive planning decisions: a dynamic approach and theory-driven typology of potentially conflicting planning decisions. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management. 66:10, 2051—2070. Doi: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2060806 (IF 2023 = 4.4; Q2/AIS)
  • Frantál, B., Dvořák, P. (2022): Reducing energy poverty in deprived regions or supporting new developments in metropolitan suburbs? Regional differences in the use of subsidies for home energy efficiency renovations. Energy Policy, 171, 113250. Doi: 10.1016/j.enpol.2022.113250 (IF 2022 = 9.0; Q1/AIS)
  • Frantál, B., Frajer, J., Martinát, S., Brisudová, L. (2022): The curse of coal or peripherality? Energy transitions and the socioeconomic transformation of Czech coal mining and post-mining regions. Moravian Geographical Reports, 30(4): 237—256. Doi: 10.2478/mgr-2022-0016 (IF 2022 = 2.5; Q3/AIS)
  • Frantál, B. (2022): Energy Site Tourism. In D. Buhalis (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Tourism Management and Marketing, (pp. 25—27). Edward Elgar Publishing. Doi: 10.4337/9781800377486
  • Stober, D., Suškevičs, M., Eiter, S., Müller, S., Martinát, S., Buchecker, M. (2021): What is the quality of participatory renewable energy planning in Europe? A comparative analysis of innovative practices in 25 projects. Energy Research & Social Science, 71, 101804. Doi: 10.1016/j.erss.2020.101804 (IF 2021 = 8.514; Q1/AIS)
  • Chodkowska-Miszczuk, J., Martinát, S., Cowell, R. (2019): Community tensions, participation, and local development: Factors affecting the spatial embeddedness of anaerobic digestion in Poland and the Czech Republic. Energy Research & Social Science, 55, Pages 134—145. Doi: 10.1016/j.erss.2019.05.010 (IF 2018 = 5.525; Q1/AIS)
  • Suškevičs, M., Eiter, S., Martinát, S., Stober, D., Vollmer, E, de Boerg, C.L., Buchecker, M. (2019): Regional variation in public acceptance of wind energy development in Europe: What are the roles of planning procedures and participation? Land Use Policy, 81, 311—323. Doi: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2018.10.032 (IF 2018 = 3.573; Q1/AIS)
  • Frantál B., Van der Horst, D., Martinát, S. Schmitz, S., Teschner, N., Silva, L., Golobic, M., Roth, M. (2018): Spatial targeting, synergies and scale: Exploring the criteria of smart practices for siting renewable energy projects. Energy Policy, 120, 85—93. Doi: 10.1016/j.enpol.2018.05.031 (IF 2018 = 4.88; Q1/AIS)
  • Frantál, B., Malý, J. (2017): Close or renew? Factors affecting local community support for rebuilding nuclear power plants in the Czech Republic. Energy Policy, 104 (May), 134—143. Doi: 10.1016/j.enpol.2017.01.048 (IF 2017 = 4.039; Q1/AIS)

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