Castan Broto, Vanesa, Professor

Professor Vanesa Castan Broto

Faculty of Social Sciences

Professor of Climate Urbanism

v.castanbroto@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 7942

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Professor Vanesa Castan Broto
Faculty of Social Sciences
The Wave
2 Whitham Road
Sheffield
S10 2AH

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.

�鶹��Ƶ interests

Vanesa’s 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 “Urban Governance and the Politics of Climate Change” (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 “Energy landscapes and urban trajectories towards sustainability” (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 “Universal access to sustainable energy in urban areas” (in Nature Energy).

Publications

Books

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

Journal articles

Huang P, Broto VC & Westman L (2024) . Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, 53, 100917-100917.
Gebreslassie MG, Bekele G, Bahta ST, Mebrahtu AH, Assefa A, Nurhussien FF, Habtu D, Lake A, Broto VC & Mulugetta Y (2024) . Energy �鶹��Ƶ & Social Science, 117, 103713-103713.
Castán Broto V, Olazabal M & Ziervogel G (2024) . Buildings and Cities, 5(1), 199-214.
McLaren DP, Anderson C, Barry J, Castán Broto V, de Cheveigné S, Chilvers J, Crowther A, Hupé J-M, Kalaugher L, Labussiere O , Rothery TL et al (2024) . Frontiers in Education, 9.
Dias SM, Castán Broto V, Cypriano B, Ogando AC & Gonçalves J (2024) . Environment and Urbanization, 36(1), 93-111.
Ruiz de Gopegui Aramburu M, Olazabal M & Broto VC (2024) . Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy, 2(3), 271-315.
Castán Broto V, Westman L & Huang P (2023) . Buildings and Cities, 4(1), 973-989.
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.
Delgado G, Castán Broto V & Mukesi T (2023) . Urban Planning, 8(2).
Westman L, Castán Broto V & Huang P (2023) . Global Environmental Politics, 23(2), 102-124.
Castán Broto V, Westman L & Huang P (2023) . Journal of Planning Literature, 38(3), 380-394.
Castán Broto V & Robin E (2023) . Landscape �鶹��Ƶ, 48(2), 165-173.
Späth P, Castán Broto V, Bawakyillenuo S & Pregernig M (2022) . Energy, Sustainability and Society, 12(1).
Olazabal M & Castán Broto V (2022) . Buildings & Cities, 3(1), 570-588.
Castan Broto V (2022) . Raumforschung und Raumordnung | Spatial �鶹��Ƶ and Planning.
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).
Castán Broto V, Robin E & Whitehead T (2022) . Landscape �鶹��Ƶ.
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.
Ruszczyk H, Castán Broto V & McFarlane C (2022) . Geoforum.
Westman L & Castán Broto V (2022) . Antipode.
Westman L, Patterson J, Macrorie R, Orr CJ, Ashcraft CM, Castán Broto V, Dolan D, Gupta M, van der Heijden J, Hickmann T , Hobbins R et al (2022) . Ambio.
Waterton E, Broto VC, Fairclough G, Jones K & Watt LA (2022) . Landscape �鶹��Ƶ, 47(1), 1-9.
Castan Broto V (2022) . Journal of Urban Technology, 1-7.
Castán Broto V, Ortiz C, Lipietz B, Osuteye E, Johnson C, Kombe W, Mtwangi-Limbumba T, Cazanave Macías J, Desmaison B, Hadny A , Kisembo T et al (2022) . Current �鶹��Ƶ in Environmental Sustainability, 4, 100179-100179.
Huang P, Westman L & Castán Broto V (2021) . Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, 41, 99-101.
Castán Broto V (2021) . The AAG Review of Books, 9(4), 1-3.
Broto VC (2021) . Environment and Urbanization, 33(2), 310-329.
Olazabal M, Chu E, Castán Broto V & Patterson J (2021) . One Earth, 4(6), 828-838.
Huang P, Westman L & Castán Broto V (2021) . Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers.
Ruiz-Campillo X, Castán Broto V & Westman L (2021) . Politics and Governance, 9(2), 17-28.
Davies AR, Castan Broto V & Hügel S (2021) . Politics and Governance, 9(2).
Ghosh E, Friend R, Anderson KF, Castán Broto V, Tuniz J, Markkanen S, Vaughan L & Rusca M (2021) . One Earth, 4(2), 161-164.
Castán Broto V, Sudhira HS & Unnikrishnan H (2021) . International Journal of Urban and Regional �鶹��Ƶ.
Pihl E, Alfredsson E, Bengtsson M, Bowen KJ, Cástan Broto V, Chou KT, Cleugh H, Ebi K, Edwards CM, Fisher E , Friedlingstein P et al (2021) . Global Sustainability, 4.
Westman L & Castán Broto V (2021) . Local Environment, 1-6.
Cast�n Broto V, Westman L & Huang P (2021) . Journal of the British Academy, 9s9(S9), 205-218.
Castán Broto V & Robin E (2020) . Urban Geography.
Broto VC (2020) . Territory, Politics, Governance, 8(5), 599-603.
Castán Broto V, Mah D, Zhang F, Huang P, Lo K & Westman L (2020) . Urban Transformations, 2(1).
Castán Broto V, Arthur MDFSR & Guibrunet L (2020) . Energy �鶹��Ƶ & Social Science, 65, 101478-101478.
Castán Broto V & Kirshner J (2020) . Nature Energy, 5(6), 419-421.
Castán Broto V & Sanzana Calvet M (2020) . Journal of Political Ecology, 27(1), 279-299.
Castán Broto V (2020) . Territory, Politics, Governance, 8(2), 241-258.
Castán Broto V & Westman LK (2020) . WIREs Climate Change, 11(4).
Sawas A, Castán Broto V, Anwar NH & Rehman A (2020) . Community Development Journal, 55(1), 83-101.
Castán Broto V (2020) . Urban Studies, 57(11), 2371-2379.
Lo K & Castán Broto V (2019) . Global Environmental Change, 59.
Westman LK, Castán Broto V & Huang P (2019) . Political Geography, 70, 14-23.
Castán Broto V & Sudhira HS (2019) . Urban Studies.
Westman LK & Castán Broto V (2019) . Environment and Planning C: Politics and Space, 37(2), 277-297.
Castán Broto V, Baptista I, Kirshner J, Smith S & Neves Alves S (2018) . Applied Energy, 228, 645-655.
Broto VC, Trencher G, Iwaszuk E & Westman L (2018) . Ambio, 1-14.
Huang P & Castan Broto V (2018) . Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, 28, 35-45.
Castán Broto V & Neves Alves S (2018) . Environment and Urbanization.
López-Navarro MA, Tortosa-Edo V & Castán-Broto V (2018) . Journal of Cleaner Production, 186, 22-33.
Westman L & Castan Broto V (2018) . Global Environmental Change, 50, 212-221.
Huang P, Castán Broto V, Liu Y & Ma H (2018) . Journal of Cleaner Production, 180, 222-231.
Mulugetta Y & Castán Broto V (2018) . Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 30, 82-88.
Fuso Nerini F, Tomei J, To LS, Bisaga I, Parikh P, Black M, Borrion A, Spataru C, Castán Broto V, Anandarajah G , Milligan B et al (2018) . Nature Energy, 3(1), 10-15.
Huang P, Castán Broto V & Liu Y (2018) . Energy �鶹��Ƶ & Social Science, 36, 156-164.
Castán Broto V & Baker L (2018) . Energy �鶹��Ƶ & Social Science, 36, 1-10.
Castán Broto V (2018) . Climate Policy, 18(2), 170-183.
Guibrunet L, Sanzana Calvet M & Castán Broto V (2017) . Geoforum, 85, 353-367.
Castán Broto V & Westman L (2017) . Local Environment, 22(5), 635-650.
Castán Broto V (2017) . World Development, 93, 1-15.
Trencher G, Castán Broto V, Takagi T, Sprigings Z, Nishida Y & Yarime M (2016) . Environmental Science & Policy, 66, 353-365.
Castán Broto V & Dewberry E (2016) . Journal of Cleaner Production, 112, 3018-3027.
Castán Broto V (2016) . Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning, 18(5), 712-729.
Castan Broto V (2015) . Environment and Planning D: Society and Space, 33(3), 460-476.
Walsh CL, Glendinning S, Castán-Broto V, Dewberry E & Powell M (2015) . Futures, 67, 1-10.
Broto VC (2015) . ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING D-SOCIETY & SPACE, 33(3), 460-476.
Boyd E, Ensor J, Broto VC & Juhola S (2014) . Global Environmental Change, 26, 140-151.
Castán Broto V, Glendinning S, Dewberry E, Walsh C & Powell M (2014) . Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 84, 186-196.
Powell M, Glendinning S, Castán Broto V, Dewberry E & Walsh C (2014) . Anthropology in Action, 21(2).
Bulkeley H & Castán Broto V (2014) . Contemporary Social Science, 9(4), 393-414.
Bulkeley H, Castán Broto V & Maassen A (2014) . Urban Studies, 51(7), 1471-1486.
Bulkeley H, Carmin J, Castán Broto V, Edwards GAS & Fuller S (2013) . Global Environmental Change, 23(5), 914-925.
Bulkeley H & Castán Broto V (2013) . Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, 38(3), 361-375.
Castán Broto V, Oballa B & Junior P (2013) . Local Environment, 18(6), 678-704.
Castán Broto V & Bulkeley H (2013) . Global Environmental Change, 23(1), 92-102.
Castán Broto V (2012) . Local Environment, 17(8), 879-895.
Castán Broto V, Gislason M & Ehlers M-H (2009) . Environmental Science & Policy, 12(7), 922-933.
Castán Broto V, Carter C & Elghali L (2009) . Environmental Politics, 18(2), 279-286.
Castán Broto V (2009) . Sociology, 43(3), 573-579.
Doick KJ, Sellers G, Castan-Broto V & Silverthorne T (2009) . Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 8(3), 163-178.
Vallecha H, Gebreslassie M, Filli F, Hara C, Gogoda C, Assefa A, To LS, Kirshner J & Castan Broto V () . Environmental �鶹��Ƶ: Infrastructure and Sustainability.
Castán Broto V & Marvin S () . Environment and Planning C: Politics and Space.
Castán Broto V, Osuteye E, Ortiz C, Lipietz B, Johnson C & Kombe W () . Ensayo: Revista de arquitectura, urbanismo y territorio(3), 165-185.
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.
Perry B, Castán Broto V, Patel Z & Sitas R () . Planning Theory.
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).
Simone A & Castán Broto V () . City, 1-20.
Huang P, Castán Broto V & Westman LK () . Environmental Policy and Governance.
Castán Broto V, Salazar D & Adams K () . People, Place and Policy Online, 8(3), 192-207.
Unnikrishnan H, B. M, Nagendra H & Castán Broto V () . Urban Geography, 1-26.

Chapters

Broto VC (2024) , Handbook on Gender and Cities (pp. 226-236). Edward Elgar Publishing
Castán Broto V (2024) , Community Energy and Sustainable Energy Transitions (pp. 1-21). Springer Nature Switzerland
Castán Broto V (2024) , Community Energy and Sustainable Energy Transitions (pp. 71-93). Springer Nature Switzerland
Ortiz C, Padan Y, Desmaison B, Mbabazi J, Rendell J, Castán Broto V, Isolo Mukwaya P & Kisembo T (2023) , The Routledge Handbook of Urban Design �鶹��Ƶ Methods (pp. 191-202). Routledge
Dodman D, Hayward B, Pellling M, Castan Broto V, Chow W, Chu E, Dawson R, Khirfan L, McPhearson T, Prakash A , Zheng Y et al (2023) In Pörtner H-O, Roberts DC, Tignor M, Poloczanska ES, Mintenbeck K, Alegría A, Craig M, Langsdorf S, Löschke S, Möller V , Okem A et al (Ed.), Climate Change 2022 – Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability (pp. 907-1040). Cambridge University Press
Castán Broto V & Robin E (2023) , Handbook on Energy Justice (pp. 253-268). Edward Elgar Publishing
Castan Broto V, Westman L, Huang P & Robin E (2023) Just sustainabilities in a changing climate In Rice JL, Long J & Levenda A (Ed.), Urban Climate Justice: Theory, Praxis, Resistance (pp. 29-45). University of Georgia Press
Castán Broto V (2023) , Urban Movements and Climate Change Amsterdam University Press
Broto VC (2021) In Lancione M & MacFarlane C (Ed.), Global Urbanism (pp. 219-226). Routledge
Rigon A & Castán Broto V (2021) , Inclusive Urban Development in the Global South (pp. 1-14).
Robin E & Castán Broto V (2021) , Inclusive Urban Development in the Global South (pp. 182-197).
Westman L & Castán Broto V (2020) , Climate Urbanism (pp. 83-95). Springer International Publishing
Castán Broto V, Robin E & While A (2020) , Climate Urbanism (pp. 1-11). Springer International Publishing
Robin E, Westman L & Castán Broto V (2020) , Climate Urbanism (pp. 15-30). Springer International Publishing
Castán Broto V, Robin E & While A (2020) , Climate Urbanism (pp. 243-252). Springer International Publishing
Levy C, Allen A, Castán Broto V & Westman L (2017) , Sustainable Cities in Asia (pp. 7-22). Routledge
Castán Broto V & Bulkeley H (2017) , Sustainable Cities (pp. 101-126). Apple Academic Press
Salazar D, Castán Broto V & Adams K (2017) , Environmental Justice and Urban Resilience in the Global South (pp. 259-276). Palgrave Macmillan US
(2015) , The Anthropology of Postindustrialism (pp. 15-35). Routledge
Castán Broto V, Westman L & Ruiz Campillo X () Oxford University Press

Preprints

Huang P, Castán Broto V & Westman L () .