Tackling Long-Term Global Energy Problems : The Contribution of Social Science /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Spreng, Daniel. (Editor ), Flüeler, Thomas. (Editor ), Goldblatt, David L. (Editor ), Minsch, Jürg. (Editor )
Formato: eBook
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
Edición:1st ed. 2012.
Colección:Environment & Policy, 52
Materias:
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.