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Energy innovation and sustainability transitions in China: Building energy efficiency and renewable energy

Popular Abstract in English Buildings account for almost 30% of global CO2 emissions. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), buildings can be made 75% more efficient by using better design. Globally, every year about half of all new buildings are built in China. In addition, the current lack of comfort level in indoor environments indicates that a large increase in ener

Qian divination and its ritual adaptations in Chinese Buddhism

This article analyzes Buddhist variations of the so called temple oracle (qian divination) that can be traced historically in the form of sets of answers for people seeking counsel about their future. The ritual is commonly known as a habitual practice in popular religious temples today. Three different ritual texts elucidate modes in which the temple oracle has been woven into Buddhist practice:

“Crazy Jack” and the “Gay CEO” : Visions, Entrepreneurship, and the Chinese State in the New Digital Economy

This article analyses the visions, careers, and companies of Jack Ma of Alibaba and Geng Le of Blue City. Jack Ma is a well-known business leader and visionary, whereas the less well-known Geng Le only began to receive more attention since launching a successful gay dating app in 2012. The article focuses on the personal narratives and visions of these two IT entrepreneurs. It provides new perspec

Of Visions and Visionaries : Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in China

This special issue approaches information and communication technologies (ICT) visions and their realisation/implementation at various levels, among different actors and from var- ious perspectives. Conceptually, we distinguish three different dimensions, even though those overlap in the individual contributions as well as in empirical reality – namely ideation- al, instrumental, and relational. T