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Title

The Oxford handbook of energy and society / edited by Debra J. Davidson and Matthias Gross.

Publication

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2018]

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Additional Authors

• Davidson, Debra J.
• Gross, Matthias, 1969-

Description

xii, 583 pages; 26 cm.

Summary

• The Oxford Handbook of Energy and Society presents an overview of this expanding area that has evolved dramatically over the past decade, away from one largely dominated by structural, political economic treatments on the one hand, and social-psychological studies of individual-level attitudes and behaviors on the other, toward a far more conceptually and methodologically rich and exciting field that brings in, for example, social practices, system complexity, risk theory, social studies of science, and social movements theories. This volume seeks to capture the variety of scales and methods, and range of both conceptual and empirical analyses that define the field, while drawing particular attention to indigenous peoples, poverty, political power, communities and cities. Organized into seven sections, chapters cover social theory and energy-society relations, political-economic perspectives, consumption dynamics, energy equity and energy poverty, energy and publics, energy and governance, as well as emerging trends. -- Provided by publisher.
• "This volume offers a collection of contemporary sociological research on energy-society relations, highlighting the growing instability and disruptions associated with fossil-fuel-dependence, and the emerging challenges and innovations associated with a transition away from fossil fuels. Regional case studies of different energy resources from around the world are featured, as are the roles of politics, markets, technology, social movements, and consumers, all contributing to a complex systems perspective on the uncertain future of energy-society relations" --

Series Statement

[Oxford handbooks]

Uniform Title

Oxford handbooks.

Subject

• Energy policy
• Energy consumption
• Energy security
• Environmental responsibility
• Power resources
• Renewable energy sources
• Energiepolitik
• Erneuerbare Energien
• Energieverbrauch
• Energie
• Gesellschaft

Note

• Series from book jacket.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

A time of change, a time for change : energy-society relations in the 21st century / Debra J. Davidson and Matthias Gross -- Energy, climate change, and global governance : the 2015 Paris Agreement in perspective / John Vogler -- From 'energy and society' to 'energy in society' : social practices and consumption / Ana Horta -- Analyzing the socio-technical transformation of energy systems : the concept of 'sustainability transitions' / Harald Rohracher -- National energy signatures : energetics, money, and the structure of the global system / Jalel Sager -- Energy markets and trading / David Mares -- Raw materialism and socio-economic change in the coal industry / Paul S. Ciccantell and Paul K. Gellert -- The international political economy of Eastern European energy security : Russia, Ukraine, and the EU / Jack D. Sharples -- Energy consumption trends across the globe / Richard York -- Shifts in energy consumption driven by urbanization / Perry Sadorsky -- Theorizing the behavioral dimension of energy consumption : energy efficiency and the value-action gap / Marilyn A. Brown and Benjamin K. Sovacool -- Energy cultures as sociomaterial orders of energy / Thomas Pfister and Martin Schweighofer -- The limits of household change : structural influences over individual consumption / Janet A. Lorenzen -- Decreasing supplies, increasing risks in oil development / Christine Shearer -- Industrializing countries as the new energy consumers -- Paulo Manduca, Mauro Berni, Iure Paiva, and José Alexandre Hage -- Energy poverty, energy equity in a world of high demand and low supply / Karl-Michael Brunner, Sylvia Mandl, and Harriet Thomson -- Energy poverty and climate change : elements to debate / Marcio Giannini Pereira, Neilton Fidelis Da Silva, and Marcos A. V. Freitas -- Local responses to renewable energy development / Ana Delicado -- User innovation and peer assistance in small-scale renewable energy technologies / Sampsa Hyysalo and Jouni Juntunen -- The role of media influence in shaping public energy dialogues / Aleksandra Wagner -- Social movements and energy / Ion Bogdan Vasi -- Nightmares and dreams : contested framing of unconventional fossil fuels / Jennifer Dodge -- Oil opposition : creating friction in energy politics / Mark C.J. Stoddart, Jillian Rene Smith, and Paula Graham -- The local at the forefront of energy transition : the example of the development of renewable electricity in Germany and Sweden / Cyria Emelianoff -- Are we on the cusp of a renewable energy transition? / Sybille Roehrkasten -- Technological optimism in climate mitigation : the case of carbon capture and storage / Jennie C. Stephens and Nils Markusson -- Exnovation as an important factor in successful energy transitions / Martin David -- In closing : from 'energy' to 'energy' / Matthias Gross and Debra J. Davidson.

ISBN

• 9780190633851
• 0190633859

LCCN

• 2017040489
• 99979542962

OCLC

• on1019931112
• SCSB-13567392

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries