Tackling Long-Term Global Energy Problems The Contribution of Social Science /
Most contemporary energy-related problems are social as much as they are technological. Yet typically, only scholars in a narrow range of social science disciplines engage in energy research. This book makes a case for a multidisciplinary and transdisciplinary approach to energy research—one that...
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| Μορφή: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
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Dordrecht :
Springer Netherlands,
2012.
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| Σειρά: | Environment & Policy,
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| Διαθέσιμο Online: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
Πίνακας περιεχομένων:
- 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.
