Institutional and governance responses to climate related power disruptions: A structured literature review
Project Description
This project immerses the student in academic research through a structured literature review examining how institutions and governance arrangements shape the resilience of electricity systems under climate stress. The student will review peer-reviewed articles, policy-oriented journals, and selected grey literature, with a focus on emerging markets and East Asian electricity systems. Using a guided review protocol, the student will code each source across dimensions, including: type of climate hazard, level of governance (utility, regulator, inter-agency), coordination mechanisms, regulatory flexibility, and reported resilience outcomes. The emphasis is on synthesis rather than critique, helping the student build analytical reading skills. The final output will be a concise review matrix and a 5 to 7-page narrative summary that identifies dominant themes, gaps in existing research, and how governance factors are operationalised (or neglected) in resilience studies.
Supervisor
DELINA Laurence Laurencio
Quota
2
Course type
UROP1000
UROP1100
UROP2100
UROP3100
UROP3200
UROP4100
Applicant's Roles
1. Conduct structured searches using defined keywords across academic databases and policy outlets.
2. Screen abstracts and full texts based on inclusion criteria focused on governance and resilience.
3. Code studies by hazard type, governance level, coordination mechanisms, and outcomes.
4. Write a concise synthesis identifying dominant themes and research gaps.
2. Screen abstracts and full texts based on inclusion criteria focused on governance and resilience.
3. Code studies by hazard type, governance level, coordination mechanisms, and outcomes.
4. Write a concise synthesis identifying dominant themes and research gaps.
Applicant's Learning Objectives
1. Learn how to conduct a structured, reproducible literature review.
2. Develop skills in thematic coding and in synthesising academic arguments.
3. Understand the role of institutions and governance in infrastructure resilience research.
2. Develop skills in thematic coding and in synthesising academic arguments.
3. Understand the role of institutions and governance in infrastructure resilience research.
Complexity of the project
Challenging