Tackling Long-Term Global Energy Problems

The Contribution of Social Science
Herausgegeben:Spreng, Daniel T.; Flüeler, Thomas; Minsch, Jürg; Goldblatt, David L.

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Produktbeschreibung

This book makes a case for a multidisciplinary and transdisciplinary approach to energy research-one that brings more of the social sciences to bear. Featuring eight studies from across the spectrum of the social sciences, each applying multiple disciplines to one or more energy-related problems, the book demonstrates the strong analytical and policy-making potential of such a broadened perspective. Case studies include: energy transitions of households in developing countries, the 'curse of oil', politics and visions for renewables, economics and ethics in emissions trading, and carbon capture and storage.

Produktdetails

• Environment & Policy 52
• Verlag: Springer / Springer Netherlands
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-94-007-2332-0
• 2012
• Seitenzahl: 364
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Januar 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 160mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 636g
• ISBN-13: 9789400723320
• ISBN-10: 9400723326
• Artikelnr.: 33680566

Inhaltsangabe

PART I.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Energy-Related Challenges.- 3. The Indispensable Role of Social Sciences in Energy Research.- PART II: Invited Contributions.- 4. What About Social Science and Interdisciplinarity? A 10-year Content Analysis of Energy Policy.- 5. Towards an Integrative Framework For Energy Transitions of Households in Developing Countries.- 6. A Socio-Cultural Analysis of Changing Household Electricity Consumption in India.- 7. The Changing Context for Efforts to Avoid the 'Curse of Oil'.- 8. Contributions of Economics and Ethics to an Assessment of Emissions Trading.- 9. No Smooth, Managed Pathway to Sustainable Energy Systems - Politics, Materiality and Visions For Wind Turbine and Biogas Technology.- 10. Technical Fixes Under Surveillance - CCS and Lessons Learned from the Governance of Long-Term Radioactive Waste Managements.- 11. Learning From the Transdisciplinary Case Study Approach: A Functional-Dynamic Approach to Collaboration Among Diverse Actors in Applied Energy Settings.- 12. Lessons from the Invited Contributions.- 13. Synthesis: Research Perspectives.- PART III.- 14. Lessons for Problem-Solving Energy Research in the Social Sciences.- Name Index.- Subject Index.