Professor Vanesa Castan Broto

School of Geography and Planning

Professor of Climate Urbanism

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Professor Vanesa Castan Broto
School of Geography and Planning
Geography and Planning Building
Winter Street
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S3 7ND
Profile

Vanesa joined the Urban Institute in September 2017, following her appointment as a Professorial Fellow in the Faculty of Social Sciences. Her research has been funded by the British Academy, Leverhulme Trust, ESRC, EPSRC and the Institution of Civil Engineers.

In 2016 she received the Philip Leverhulme Prize for contributions to Geography. In 2013 she received a United Nations Award for Lighthouse Activities that contribute to fight climate change with a focus on the urban poor.

Research interests

Vanesa鈥檚 research focuses on the governance of global environmental change in the urbanization age. She focuses on three interrelated themes: 1) the governance of climate change in urban areas; 2) urbanization and the dynamics of energy transitions; and 3) barriers to the implementation of climate change action.

The first strand of her research focuses on who governs climate change in urban areas and how. For example, she has mapped her contributions to the field in the 2017 article 鈥淯rban Governance and the Politics of Climate Change鈥 (in World Development) in relation to both normative and critical strands of thinking about urban governance for climate change. Vanesa has also made direct contributions to international policy, for example, as a lead chapter author for .

The second strand of her research focuses on the dynamics of energy transition. Following her engagement with urban infrastructure as a means to understand climate change policy, she is developing a feminist neo-materialist perspective on the governance of energy transitions. Vanesa has imagined the concept of urban energy landscapes as spatial arrangements of cultural practices and artefacts that reflect the coevolution of socio-economic, technological, and ecological systems. This conception challenges broadly accepted notions of energy landscapes as the product of public perceptions of energy developments. A recent paper on 鈥淓nergy landscapes and urban trajectories towards sustainability鈥 (in Energy Policy) provides an overview of her work in this area.

The third area of her research focuses on developing practical ways to activate urban transformations and deliver climate action in practice. An example of this work is her . At the moment, Vanesa is engaged in a series of activities with local partners in Mozambique to rethink sustainable energy access in urban areas. An overview of her efforts to rethink sustainable energy access in an urbanization context is presented in a recent collective paper 鈥淯niversal access to sustainable energy in urban areas鈥 (in Nature Energy).

Publications

Books

  • Castan Broto V & Westman L (2019) Urban Sustainability and Justice Just Sustainabilities and Environmental Planning. Zed Books Ltd.. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Cast谩n Broto V (2019) . Cambridge University Press. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Cast谩n Broto V, Ensor J, Boyd E, Allen C, Seventine C & Augusto Macucule D (2015) . UCL Press. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Bulkeley HA, Broto VC & Edwards GAS (2014) An Urban Politics of Climate Change Experimentation and the Governing of Socio-Technical Transitions. Routledge. RIS download Bibtex download

Journal articles

  • Huang P, Broto VC & Westman L (2024) . Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, 53, 100917-100917. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Gebreslassie MG, Bekele G, Bahta ST, Mebrahtu AH, Assefa A, Nurhussien FF, Habtu D, Lake A, Broto VC & Mulugetta Y (2024) . Energy Research & Social Science, 117, 103713-103713. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Cast谩n Broto V, Olazabal M & Ziervogel G (2024) . Buildings and Cities, 5(1), 199-214. RIS download Bibtex download
  • McLaren DP, Anderson C, Barry J, Cast谩n Broto V, de Cheveign茅 S, Chilvers J, Crowther A, Hup茅 J-M, Kalaugher L, Labussiere O , Rothery TL et al (2024) . Frontiers in Education, 9. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Dias SM, Cast谩n Broto V, Cypriano B, Ogando AC & Gon莽alves J (2024) . Environment and Urbanization, 36(1), 93-111. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Ruiz de Gopegui Aramburu M, Olazabal M & Broto VC (2024) . Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy, 2(3), 271-315. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Cast谩n Broto V, Westman L & Huang P (2023) . Buildings and Cities, 4(1), 973-989. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Dodds K, Taylor Z, Akbari A, Broto VC, Detterbeck K, Inverardi-Ferri C, Lee KO, Mamadouh V, Ramutsindela M & Woon CY (2023) . Territory, Politics, Governance, 11(8), 1519-1536. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Delgado G, Cast谩n Broto V & Mukesi T (2023) . Urban Planning, 8(2). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Westman L, Cast谩n Broto V & Huang P (2023) . Global Environmental Politics, 23(2), 102-124. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Cast谩n Broto V, Westman L & Huang P (2023) . Journal of Planning Literature, 38(3), 380-394. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Cast谩n Broto V & Robin E (2023) . Landscape Research, 48(2), 165-173. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Sp盲th P, Cast谩n Broto V, Bawakyillenuo S & Pregernig M (2022) . Energy, Sustainability and Society, 12(1). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Olazabal M & Cast谩n Broto V (2022) . Buildings & Cities, 3(1), 570-588. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Castan Broto V (2022) . Raumforschung und Raumordnung | Spatial Research and Planning. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Gebreslassie MG, Cuvilas C, Zalengera C, To LS, Baptista I, Robin E, Bekele G, Howe L, Shenga C, Macucule DA , Kirshner J et al (2022) . Energy, Sustainability and Society, 12(1). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Cast谩n Broto V, Robin E & Whitehead T (2022) . Landscape Research. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Dodds K, Broto VC, Detterbeck K, Jones M, Mamadouh V, Ramutsindela M, Varsanyi M, Wachsmuth D & Woon CY (2022) . Territory, Politics, Governance, 10(2), 145-158. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Ruszczyk H, Cast谩n Broto V & McFarlane C (2022) . Geoforum. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Westman L & Cast谩n Broto V (2022) . Antipode. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Westman L, Patterson J, Macrorie R, Orr CJ, Ashcraft CM, Cast谩n Broto V, Dolan D, Gupta M, van der Heijden J, Hickmann T , Hobbins R et al (2022) . Ambio. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Waterton E, Broto VC, Fairclough G, Jones K & Watt LA (2022) . Landscape Research, 47(1), 1-9. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Castan Broto V (2022) . Journal of Urban Technology, 1-7. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Cast谩n Broto V, Ortiz C, Lipietz B, Osuteye E, Johnson C, Kombe W, Mtwangi-Limbumba T, Cazanave Mac铆as J, Desmaison B, Hadny A , Kisembo T et al (2022) . Current Research in Environmental Sustainability, 4, 100179-100179. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Huang P, Westman L & Cast谩n Broto V (2021) . Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, 41, 99-101. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Cast谩n Broto V (2021) . The AAG Review of Books, 9(4), 1-3. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Broto VC (2021) . Environment and Urbanization, 33(2), 310-329. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Olazabal M, Chu E, Cast谩n Broto V & Patterson J (2021) . One Earth, 4(6), 828-838. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Huang P, Westman L & Cast谩n Broto V (2021) . Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Ruiz-Campillo X, Cast谩n Broto V & Westman L (2021) . Politics and Governance, 9(2), 17-28. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Davies AR, Castan Broto V & H眉gel S (2021) . Politics and Governance, 9(2). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Ghosh E, Friend R, Anderson KF, Cast谩n Broto V, Tuniz J, Markkanen S, Vaughan L & Rusca M (2021) . One Earth, 4(2), 161-164. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Cast谩n Broto V, Sudhira HS & Unnikrishnan H (2021) . International Journal of Urban and Regional Research. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Pihl E, Alfredsson E, Bengtsson M, Bowen KJ, C谩stan Broto V, Chou KT, Cleugh H, Ebi K, Edwards CM, Fisher E , Friedlingstein P et al (2021) . Global Sustainability, 4. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Westman L & Cast谩n Broto V (2021) . Local Environment, 1-6. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Cast谩n Broto V & Robin E (2020) . Urban Geography. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Broto VC (2020) . Territory, Politics, Governance, 8(5), 599-603. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Cast谩n Broto V, Mah D, Zhang F, Huang P, Lo K & Westman L (2020) . Urban Transformations, 2(1). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Cast谩n Broto V, Arthur MDFSR & Guibrunet L (2020) . Energy Research & Social Science, 65, 101478-101478. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Cast谩n Broto V & Kirshner J (2020) . Nature Energy, 5(6), 419-421. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Cast谩n Broto V & Sanzana Calvet M (2020) . Journal of Political Ecology, 27(1), 279-299. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Cast谩n Broto V (2020) . Territory, Politics, Governance, 8(2), 241-258. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Cast谩n Broto V & Westman LK (2020) . WIREs Climate Change, 11(4). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Sawas A, Cast谩n Broto V, Anwar NH & Rehman A (2020) . Community Development Journal, 55(1), 83-101. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Cast谩n Broto V (2020) . Urban Studies, 57(11), 2371-2379. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Lo K & Cast谩n Broto V (2019) . Global Environmental Change, 59. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Westman LK, Cast谩n Broto V & Huang P (2019) . Political Geography, 70, 14-23. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Cast谩n Broto V & Sudhira HS (2019) . Urban Studies. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Westman LK & Cast谩n Broto V (2019) . Environment and Planning C: Politics and Space, 37(2), 277-297. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Cast谩n Broto V, Baptista I, Kirshner J, Smith S & Neves Alves S (2018) . Applied Energy, 228, 645-655. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Broto VC, Trencher G, Iwaszuk E & Westman L (2018) . Ambio, 1-14. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Huang P & Castan Broto V (2018) . Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, 28, 35-45. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Cast谩n Broto V & Neves Alves S (2018) . Environment and Urbanization. RIS download Bibtex download
  • L贸pez-Navarro MA, Tortosa-Edo V & Cast谩n-Broto V (2018) . Journal of Cleaner Production, 186, 22-33. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Westman L & Castan Broto V (2018) . Global Environmental Change, 50, 212-221. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Huang P, Cast谩n Broto V, Liu Y & Ma H (2018) . Journal of Cleaner Production, 180, 222-231. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Mulugetta Y & Cast谩n Broto V (2018) . Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 30, 82-88. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Fuso Nerini F, Tomei J, To LS, Bisaga I, Parikh P, Black M, Borrion A, Spataru C, Cast谩n Broto V, Anandarajah G , Milligan B et al (2018) . Nature Energy, 3(1), 10-15. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Huang P, Cast谩n Broto V & Liu Y (2018) . Energy Research & Social Science, 36, 156-164. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Cast谩n Broto V & Baker L (2018) . Energy Research & Social Science, 36, 1-10. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Cast谩n Broto V (2018) . Climate Policy, 18(2), 170-183. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Guibrunet L, Sanzana Calvet M & Cast谩n Broto V (2017) . Geoforum, 85, 353-367. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Cast谩n Broto V & Westman L (2017) . Local Environment, 22(5), 635-650. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Cast谩n Broto V (2017) . World Development, 93, 1-15. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Trencher G, Cast谩n Broto V, Takagi T, Sprigings Z, Nishida Y & Yarime M (2016) . Environmental Science & Policy, 66, 353-365. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Cast谩n Broto V & Dewberry E (2016) . Journal of Cleaner Production, 112, 3018-3027. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Cast谩n Broto V (2016) . Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning, 18(5), 712-729. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Castan Broto V (2015) . Environment and Planning D: Society and Space, 33(3), 460-476. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Walsh CL, Glendinning S, Cast谩n-Broto V, Dewberry E & Powell M (2015) . Futures, 67, 1-10. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Broto VC (2015) . ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING D-SOCIETY & SPACE, 33(3), 460-476. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Boyd E, Ensor J, Broto VC & Juhola S (2014) . Global Environmental Change, 26, 140-151. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Cast谩n Broto V, Glendinning S, Dewberry E, Walsh C & Powell M (2014) . Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 84, 186-196. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Powell M, Glendinning S, Cast谩n Broto V, Dewberry E & Walsh C (2014) . Anthropology in Action, 21(2). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Bulkeley H & Cast谩n Broto V (2014) . Contemporary Social Science, 9(4), 393-414. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Bulkeley H, Cast谩n Broto V & Maassen A (2014) . Urban Studies, 51(7), 1471-1486. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Bulkeley H, Carmin J, Cast谩n Broto V, Edwards GAS & Fuller S (2013) . Global Environmental Change, 23(5), 914-925. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Bulkeley H & Cast谩n Broto V (2013) . Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, 38(3), 361-375. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Cast谩n Broto V, Oballa B & Junior P (2013) . Local Environment, 18(6), 678-704. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Cast谩n Broto V & Bulkeley H (2013) . Global Environmental Change, 23(1), 92-102. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Cast谩n Broto V (2012) . Local Environment, 17(8), 879-895. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Cast谩n Broto V, Gislason M & Ehlers M-H (2009) . Environmental Science & Policy, 12(7), 922-933. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Cast谩n Broto V, Carter C & Elghali L (2009) . Environmental Politics, 18(2), 279-286. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Cast谩n Broto V (2009) . Sociology, 43(3), 573-579. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Doick KJ, Sellers G, Castan-Broto V & Silverthorne T (2009) . Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 8(3), 163-178. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Cast谩n Broto V & Marvin S () . Environment and Planning C: Politics and Space. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Cast谩n Broto V, Osuteye E, Ortiz C, Lipietz B, Johnson C & Kombe W () . Ensayo: Revista de arquitectura, urbanismo y territorio(3), 165-185. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Romero-Lankao P, Rosner N, Brandtner C, Rea C, Mejia-Montero A, Pilo F, Dokshin F, Castan-Broto V, Burch S & Schnur S () . Nature Energy, 8(11), 1192-1198. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Perry B, Cast谩n Broto V, Patel Z & Sitas R () . Planning Theory. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Lobo J, Aggarwal RM, Alberti M, Allen-Dumas M, Bettencourt LMA, Boone C, Brelsford C, Broto VC, Eakin H, Bagchi-Sen S , Meerow S et al () . npj Urban Sustainability, 3(1). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Simone A & Cast谩n Broto V () . City, 1-20. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Huang P, Cast谩n Broto V & Westman LK () . Environmental Policy and Governance. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Cast谩n Broto V, Salazar D & Adams K () . People, Place and Policy Online, 8(3), 192-207. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Unnikrishnan H, B. M, Nagendra H & Cast谩n Broto V () . Urban Geography, 1-26. RIS download Bibtex download

Chapters

  • Broto VC (2024) , Handbook on Gender and Cities (pp. 226-236). Edward Elgar Publishing RIS download Bibtex download
  • Cast谩n Broto V (2024) , Community Energy and Sustainable Energy Transitions (pp. 1-21). Springer Nature Switzerland RIS download Bibtex download
  • Cast谩n Broto V (2024) , Community Energy and Sustainable Energy Transitions (pp. 71-93). Springer Nature Switzerland RIS download Bibtex download
  • Ortiz C, Padan Y, Desmaison B, Mbabazi J, Rendell J, Cast谩n Broto V, Isolo Mukwaya P & Kisembo T (2023) , The Routledge Handbook of Urban Design Research Methods (pp. 191-202). Routledge RIS download Bibtex download
  • Cast谩n Broto V & Robin E (2023) , Handbook on Energy Justice (pp. 253-268). Edward Elgar Publishing RIS download Bibtex download
  • Cast谩n Broto V (2023) , Urban Movements and Climate Change Amsterdam University Press RIS download Bibtex download
  • Rigon A & Cast谩n Broto V (2021) , Inclusive Urban Development in the Global South (pp. 1-14). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Robin E & Cast谩n Broto V (2021) , Inclusive Urban Development in the Global South (pp. 182-197). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Westman L & Cast谩n Broto V (2020) , Climate Urbanism (pp. 83-95). Springer International Publishing RIS download Bibtex download
  • Cast谩n Broto V, Robin E & While A (2020) , Climate Urbanism (pp. 1-11). Springer International Publishing RIS download Bibtex download
  • Robin E, Westman L & Cast谩n Broto V (2020) , Climate Urbanism (pp. 15-30). Springer International Publishing RIS download Bibtex download
  • Cast谩n Broto V, Robin E & While A (2020) , Climate Urbanism (pp. 243-252). Springer International Publishing RIS download Bibtex download
  • Levy C, Allen A, Cast谩n Broto V & Westman L (2017) , Sustainable Cities in Asia (pp. 7-22). Routledge RIS download Bibtex download
  • Cast谩n Broto V & Bulkeley H (2017) , Sustainable Cities (pp. 101-126). Apple Academic Press RIS download Bibtex download
  • Salazar D, Cast谩n Broto V & Adams K (2017) , Environmental Justice and Urban Resilience in the Global South (pp. 259-276). Palgrave Macmillan US RIS download Bibtex download
  • (2015) , The Anthropology of Postindustrialism (pp. 15-35). Routledge RIS download Bibtex download
  • Cast谩n Broto V, Westman L & Ruiz Campillo X () Oxford University Press RIS download Bibtex download

Preprints

  • Huang P, Cast谩n Broto V & Westman L () . RIS download Bibtex download