#10704. Roles, responsibilities and capacities: Theorizing space, social practice, and the relational constitution of energy demand in and beyond Manchester

October 2026publication date
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Urban Studies
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Abstract:
Drawing together ideas from theories of social practice and Masseys [1] theorisation of space, I articulate a relational-space-inspired approach apt for examining the spatial constitution and power-geometries of energy demand. I employ the approach to investigate the spatial deployment of energy-demanding settings and emergent challenges over the past four decades, showing that neither were only made in the city. I argue that the approach introduced affords new opportunities to (re)evaluate the roles, responsibilities and capacities of different actors and the effects of specific practice and policy combinations, which do not necessarily support localised decarbonisation transitions.
Keywords:
Energy demand; Relational space; Social practices; Urban energy transitions

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