可持续转型地理研究与中外互鉴笔谈

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世界地理研究 ›› 2026, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (6): 48-67.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-9479.2026.06.20260001

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可持续转型地理研究与中外互鉴笔谈

胡晓辉¹(), 黄平²^,⁴(), 钟璟霖⁵, 周政可⁵, 刘敏思⁶, 余振⁷, 毛熙彦⁸, 许吉黎⁹, 韩梦瑶¹⁰, 赵丹阳¹¹, 胡志强¹¹, 段冶¹², 邹冠男¹³, 李晨¹⁴, 胡洋¹⁵, 马诗萍¹⁶, 郭杰¹⁷, 张梦竹¹⁸, 方达³

^1.南京师范大学地理科学学院/气候系统预测与变化应对全国重点实验室，南京 210023
^2.香港中文大学（深圳），公共政策学院，深圳 518172
^3.香港中文大学（深圳），人文社科学院，深圳 518172
^4.前海国际事务研究院，深圳 518052
^5.香港中文大学地理与资源管理学系，香港 999077
^6.广州南方学院公共管理学院，广州 510970
^7.北京师范大学政府管理学院，北京 100875
^8.南京大学地理与海洋科学学院，南京 210023
^9.广东省科学院广州地理研究所，广州 510070
^10.中国科学院地理科学与资源研究所，北京 100101
^11.河南大学黄河文明与可持续发展研究中心暨黄河文明省部共建协同创新中心，开封 475001
^12.辽宁师范大学地理科学学院，大连 116029
^13.大连理工大学公共管理学院，大连 116024
^14.香港教育大学社会科学与政策研究学系，香港特别行政区 999077
^15.南京大学建筑与城市规划学院，南京 210093
^16.福建农林大学林学院，福州 350002
^17.中山大学地理科学与规划学院，广州 510006
^18.北京大学深圳研究生院城市规划与设计学院，深圳 518055

收稿日期:2026-05-01 修回日期:2026-06-01 出版日期:2026-06-15 发布日期:2026-06-26
通讯作者: 黄平
作者简介:胡晓辉（1982—），男，博士，教授，博士生导师，主要从事经济地理学与转型地理研究，E-mail：huxh@njnu.edu.cn。
基金资助:
国家自然科学基金项目(42371174);香港研究资助局优配研究金项目(14620024)

Dialogues on geographies of sustainability transitions from mutual learning between China and foreign countries

Xiaohui HU¹(), Ping HUANG²^,⁴(), King Lam Calvin CHUNG⁵, Zhengke ZHOU⁵, Minsi LIU⁶, Zhen YU⁷, Xiyan MAO⁸, Jili XU⁹, Mengyao HAN¹⁰, Danyang ZHAO¹¹, Zhiqiang HU¹¹, Ye DUAN¹², Guannan ZOU¹³, Chen LI¹⁴, Yang HU¹⁵, Shiping MA¹⁶, Jie GUO¹⁷, Mengzhu ZHANG¹⁸, Da FANG³

^1.School of Geography/ State Key Laboratory of Climate System Prediction and Risk Management, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China
^2.School of Public Policy, Chinese University of Hong Kong(Shenzhen), Shenzhen 518172, China
^3.School of Humanities and Social Science, Chinese University of Hong Kong(Shenzhen), Shenzhen 518172, China
^4.The Institute for International Affairs, Shenzhen 518052
^5.Department of Geography and Resource Management, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China
^6.School of Public Administration, Guangzhou Nanfang College, Guangzhou 510970, China
^7.School of Government, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
^8.School of Geography and Ocean Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
^9.Guangzhou Institute of Geography, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510070, China
^10.Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, CAS, Beijing 100101, China
^11.Key Research Institute of Yellow River Civilization and Sustainable Development & Collaborative Innovation Center on Yellow River Civilization Jointly Built by Henan Province and Ministry of Education, Henan University, Kaifeng 475001, China
^12.School of Geographical Sciences, Liaoning Normal University, Dalian 116029, China
^13.School of Public Administration and Policy, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
^14.Department of Social Sciences and Policy Studies, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China
^15.School of Architecture and Planning, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
^16.Forestry College, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
^17.School of Geography and Planning, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
^18.School of Urban Planning and Design, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen 518055, China

Received:2026-05-01 Revised:2026-06-01 Online:2026-06-15 Published:2026-06-26
Contact: Ping HUANG

摘要/Abstract

摘要：

在全球气候治理与“双碳”战略背景下，可持续转型已成为国家与区域发展的核心议程。作为连接经济地理学与可持续科学的关键桥梁，转型地理学强调将“地方”“空间”与“尺度”嵌入转型分析，以修正主流研究中的“空间盲视”与西方中心主义局限。本笔谈汇集多位中国青年地理学者的观点，旨在通过回顾当前国外转型地理研究理论范式和经验特征，结合中国本土转型实践，展望未来中国转型地理研究应注意的理论、实证与方法问题。笔谈指出，中国独特的“自上而下”政策体系与大规模转型实践，为理论创新提供了丰富场域。未来研究需超越单纯的技术替代或政策任务视角，关注物质性、制度空间性及公正转型等议题，揭示技术、制度与空间三者的协同演化机制。实证议题涵盖能源体系重构、数字基础设施布局、电动汽车普及及社区更新等，强调多尺度调适与区域差异。方法论上，倡导结合多源数据、田野研究与因果识别，增强解释力。本研究不仅为理解中国复杂的转型地理过程提供了理论指引，也积极呼吁通过中外互鉴，推动形成更具社会包容性与过程/机制解释力的转型地理学范式。

关键词: 转型地理, 社会-技术系统, 理论深化, 中外互鉴, 研究前瞻

Abstract:

Against the backdrop of global climate governance and China's "Dual Carbon" strategy, sustainability transitions have become a core agenda for national and regional development. Serving as a crucial bridge between economic geography and sustainability science, the geographies of sustainability transitions research emphasize embedding the concepts of "place" "space" and "scale" into transition analysis. In doing so, it addresses the theoretical limitations of "spatial blindness" and Eurocentrism prevalent in the mainstream literature. This dialogue, thus, brings together the perspectives of several young Chinese geographers. By reviewing the theoretical paradigms and empirical characteristics of current international transition geography studies and integrating them with Chinese contexts, it outlines key theoretical, empirical, and methodological issues for future related research in China. The dialogue highlights that China's unique "top-down" policy system and large-scale transition practices provide a rich field for theoretical innovation. We call that research needs to transcend a mere focus on technological substitution or mission-oriented policies, instead paying close attention to issues such as materiality, institutional spatiality, and just transitions. It would help to reveal the co-evolutionary mechanisms of technology, institutions, and space. Empirical topics covered in this dialogue include energy system restructuring, digital infrastructure layout, electric vehicle diffusion, and community regeneration, all emphasizing multi-scalar adaptation and regional differentiation. Methodologically, the dialogue advocates combining multi-source data, fieldwork, and causal identification to enhance explanatory power. This study not only provides theoretical guidance for understanding China's complex geographical processes of transitions. It also calls for mutual learning between China and the West to foster a sound research paradigm on geographies of transitions with greater social inclusiveness and stronger explanatory power regarding transition processes and mechanisms in place and space.

Key words: geographies of sustainability transitions, social-technical systems, theoretical deepening, mutual learning between China and foreign countries, research prospects

胡晓辉, 黄平, 钟璟霖, 周政可, 刘敏思, 余振, 毛熙彦, 许吉黎, 韩梦瑶, 赵丹阳, 胡志强, 段冶, 邹冠男, 李晨, 胡洋, 马诗萍, 郭杰, 张梦竹, 方达. 可持续转型地理研究与中外互鉴笔谈[J]. 世界地理研究, 2026, 35(6): 48-67.

Xiaohui HU, Ping HUANG, King Lam Calvin CHUNG, Zhengke ZHOU, Minsi LIU, Zhen YU, Xiyan MAO, Jili XU, Mengyao HAN, Danyang ZHAO, Zhiqiang HU, Ye DUAN, Guannan ZOU, Chen LI, Yang HU, Shiping MA, Jie GUO, Mengzhu ZHANG, Da FANG. Dialogues on geographies of sustainability transitions from mutual learning between China and foreign countries[J]. World Regional Studies, 2026, 35(6): 48-67.

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