Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-26-2026
Department
Department of Social Sciences
Abstract
Energy transitions are often celebrated as pathways to a greener future. Yet, they frequently reproduce spatially uneven burdens and patterns of dispossession, particularly affecting marginalised communities from the Global South. While climate justice debates have advanced, their spatial dimension has received comparatively less systematic attention. This paper documents an experimental use of spatial capital as a lens to analyse how green transitions reshape territorial agency and reinforce spatial inequalities. The three case studies across the electric vehicle chain show how spatial capital illustrates the sustainability agenda’s capacity to reshape people’s ability to access, inhabit, and act within their territories.
Publication Title
Planning Practice and Research
Recommended Citation
Piva, A.,
Kondi, A.,
Couto, B.,
Deshpande, C.,
da Costa, D.,
Smith, J.,
Agbeko, J.,
&
et al.
(2026).
Spatial capital dynamics examining ecological distribution conflicts within the electric vehicle supply-and-consumption chain.
Planning Practice and Research.
http://doi.org/10.1080/02697459.2026.2685575
Retrieved from: https://digitalcommons.mtu.edu/michigantech-p2/2782
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© 2026 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Publisher’s version of record: https://doi.org/10.1080/02697459.2026.2685575