Breaking out of old paths? Towards a research agenda on path decline
本文指出气候危机下碳密集型产业面临衰退，但学界对路径衰退关注不足，因此提出包含来源、脆弱性、形式、管理和后果五个维度的研究议程，并针对每个维度提出关键问题。
Abstract The climate crisis confronts carbon-intensive industries with profound decarbonisation challenges, which may lead to reductions in production, job losses and other negative impacts in regions. Understanding these processes of regional industrial path decline is crucial, but so far path scholars have paid far more attention to new path emergence than to the radical transformation, shrinking, or even dissolution of old paths. To address this gap, the article identifies and discusses various dimensions of path decline (sources, vulnerabilities, forms, management and aftermath) and proposes a research agenda, raising topical questions on each dimension.