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Author Bridge, Gavin, author

Title Energy and society : a critical perspective / Gavin Bridge, Stewart Barr, Stefan Bouzarovski, Michael Bradshaw, Ed Brown, Harriet Bulkeley, and Gordon Walker
Published London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group, 2018
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Contents Chapter Introduction: a critical perspective on energy–society relations -- part PART 1 ENERGY, SPACES AND FLOWS -- chapter 1 Resource landscapes -- chapter 2 Economic landscapes -- chapter 3 Infrastructural landscapes -- chapter 4 Geopolitical landscapes -- part PART 2 SECURITIES, VULNERABILITIES AND JUSTICE -- chapter 5 Energy poverty and vulnerability -- chapter 6 Energy consumption, inefficiency and excess -- chapter 7 Energy controversies and conflicts -- chapter 8 Energy securities -- part PART 3 TRANSITIONS, GOVERNANCE AND FUTURES -- chapter 9 Past transitions -- chapter 10 Future transitions
Summary "Energy and Society is the first major text to provide an extensive critical treatment of energy issues informed by recent research on energy in the social sciences. Written in an engaging and accessible style it draws new thinking on uneven development, consumption, vulnerability and transition together to illustrate the social significance of energy systems in the global North and South. The book features case studies, examples, discussion questions, activities, recommended reading and more, to facilitate its use in teaching. Energy and Society deploys contemporary geographical concepts and approaches but is not narrowly disciplinary. Its critical perspective highlights connections between energy and significant socio-economic and political processes, such as globalisation, urbanisation, international development and social justice; and connects important issues that are often treated in isolation, such as resource availability, energy security, energy access and low-carbon transition. Co-authored by leading researchers and based on current research and thinking in the social sciences, Energy and Society presents a distinctive geographical approach to contemporary energy issues. It is an essential resource for upper level undergraduates and Masters students in geography, environmental studies, urban studies, energy studies and related fields."--Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Description based on print version record; title from PDF title page, viewed (08/11/2020)
Subject Power resources -- Social aspects
NATURE / Natural Resources.
SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Real Estate / General.
Power resources -- Social aspects
Environmental geography
Environmental policy
Environmental sciences
Force and energy
Human ecology -- Study and teaching
Power (Mechanics)
Power resources
Form Electronic book
Author Barr, Stewart, author
Bouzarovski, Stefan, author
Bradshaw, Michael, author
Brown, Ed, author
Bulkeley, Harriet, author
Walker, Gordon, author
LC no. 2020691249
ISBN 9781351019002
1351019007
9781351019026
1351019023
9781351019019
1351019015