2017
DOI: 10.1080/01426397.2017.1315386
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Justice, development and the land: the social context of Scotland’s energy transition

Abstract: Scotland, like many other countries, is undergoing a transition to renewable energy. This paper discusses the social context within which this transition is taking place and which is conditioning the possibilities for energy development and its effects on people. In particular, the paper explores historically-rooted conflicts relating to land rights and wild land protection, considering these issues and their relationship to energy development in terms of landscape justice (i.e. the principle of fairness in th… Show more

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“…Unequal access to the benefits of nature, wealth and the means of production, or to attaining appropriate representation in the management of the land (cf. Dalglish et al, 2018;Jorgensen, 2016), would arguably engender landscapes of injustice (cf. instances from S. Egoz & Nardi, 2017).…”
Section: Landscapes Of Injustice Vs Landscape Injusticementioning
confidence: 99%
“…Unequal access to the benefits of nature, wealth and the means of production, or to attaining appropriate representation in the management of the land (cf. Dalglish et al, 2018;Jorgensen, 2016), would arguably engender landscapes of injustice (cf. instances from S. Egoz & Nardi, 2017).…”
Section: Landscapes Of Injustice Vs Landscape Injusticementioning
confidence: 99%
“…Just transitions differ across countries and local context, reflected in a growing literature considering for example, coal in Australia and South Africa, and land issues in Scotland [46] , [47] , [48] , [49] , [50] . In the South African context, descriptions of a just transition includes a broader economic and social targets, recognizing that fossil-fuel economy transformation impacts will affect across regions and the economy [51] .…”
Section: Ideology Hegemony Fundamental Conditions and Change Agentsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Applying historical justice in Torry and elsewhere would introduce an "assessment process, requiring the analysis not just of the material heritage of a landscape but the historical processes which, over time, have created people's current relationships and interactions with their surroundings". 138 For a place so close to energy infrastructure (oil and gas & renewables), Aberdeen and Shire paradoxically have a lot of people living in fuel poverty. In 2010, around 16.6% of the City's residents spent 10-15% of disposable income on heating, 6.3% -spend 15-20%, 5.6% -spend 20% or greater.…”
Section: Inequalitymentioning
confidence: 99%