@inproceedings{01JTQY5CK2JZGQ9NWEX1AKQC84,
  abstract     = {{Achieving inclusive and equitable energy transitions is an urgent challenge in the face of achieving urban carbon neutrality by 2050. Especially in underprivileged neighbourhoods, policy frameworks and discourses have difficulty ‘landing’ – being accepted and implemented, due to social, spatial and economic challenges. In this article we conceptualise the idea of boundary spaces: community spaces critical for democratizing neighbourhood energy transitions, serving as platforms for inclusive and citizen-centred transformations. Boundary spaces facilitate knowledge exchange between experts and communities, enabling experimentation across stakeholder boundaries while addressing questions of inequality. Boundary spaces provide opportunities to challenge dominant narratives by making energy transitions visible and accessible through lived experiences. In this paper we propose four pillars constituting boundary spaces. Through participatory mapping workshops in two underprivileged neighbourhoods in Ghent, Watersportbaan and Sluizeken-Tolhuis-Ham, we identified potential boundary spaces that can catalyse community-led energy initiatives. This framework offers an approach for advancing just energy transitions that recognise local knowledge and needs and address the sociospatial complexities of underprivileged neighbourhoods.}},
  author       = {{Verlooy, Lena and Shllaku, Laura and Devos, Tim}},
  booktitle    = {{PlanDag 2025 : lage landen, hoge contrasten, Proceedings}},
  keywords     = {{energy transition,underprivileged neighbourhoods,boundary spaces,energy democracy}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  location     = {{Groningen, the Netherlands}},
  pages        = {{36--46}},
  title        = {{Where can inclusive neighbourhood energy transitions land? Mapping boundary spaces in Ghent, Belgium}},
  url          = {{https://plandag.net/wp-content/uploads/VerlooyShllakuDevos_Plandag_boundaryspaces.pdf}},
  year         = {{2025}},
}