Format:
Online Ressource (364 S.)
Edition:
1. Aufl.
Edition:
Online-Ausg. Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
9400723326
Series Statement:
Environment & Policy, 52
Content:
Jürg Minsch
Content:
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 captu
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Description based upon print version of record
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Foreword; Mission to the Moon; Contents; Contributors; Abbreviations; List of Figures; List of Tables; About the Authors; Part I; 1 Introduction; Box 1.1 Gyges and the Ring of Invisibility; 1.1 Point of Departure; 1.2 Energy-Related Challenges; 1.3 Social Science's Role and Responsibility and Energy Issues in the Public Realm; 1.4 Goals and Contribution to the State of the Art; References; 2 Energy-Related Challenges; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Challenge I: Access and Security; 2.3 Challenge II: Climate Change and Other Environmental Impacts; 2.4 Challenge III: Economic and Social Development
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References3 The Indispensable Role of Social Science in Energy Research; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Excursus: The Mercantilism Syndrome; 3.2.1 WealthFrom Personal Matter to De Facto Entitlement; 3.2.2 The Mercantilist Policy of Cheap Resources; 3.2.3 Cheap Natural Resource Supply, Asymmetrical Globalisation and Intervention; 3.2.4 The Social Sciences in the Context of Mercantilism; 3.3 A Call to Arms for Social Science; 3.4 Equal Footing for Social Science and Engineeringin Technology Development; 3.5 The Leitmotif of a Learning Society
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Box 3.1 Social Systems Knowledge in the Climate Knowledge Infrastructure3.6 Central Functions of Socioscientific Energy Research; 3.7 From Knowledge Management to Knowledge Integration Across Boundaries; References; Part II Invited Contributions; Introductory Note; 4 What About Social Science and Interdisciplinarity? A 10-Year Content Analysis of Energy Policy; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Research and Theoretical Methods; 4.2.1 Sample Selection; 4.2.2 Author Demographics; 4.2.3 Funding and Methodology; 4.2.4 Content; 4.2.5 References; 4.2.6 Caveats; 4.3 Results; 4.3.1 Author Demographics
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4.3.2 Funding and Methodology4.3.3 Content; 4.3.4 References; 4.4 Conclusion; References; 5 Towards an Integrative Framework for Energy Transitions of Households in Developing Countries; 5.1 Applying Max-Neef's Transdisciplinarity Matrix to Energy Transitions; 5.1.1 One-Dimensional Perspectives; 5.1.2 Multi-Dimensional Perspectives of Actors; 5.1.3 The Max-Neef Matrix; 5.2 Multidisciplinary Studies of Electrification, New Cooking Fuels, New Stoves; 5.2.1 Electrification; Problems of Definitions of Electrification; Purposes and Justifications for Electrification
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5.2.2 Fuel Switching and Fuel StackingImportance of Cooking Energy in Developing Countries and Main Fuels Used; Cultural and Traditional Importance of Cooking Practices and Gender Roles; 5.2.3 Indoor Air Pollution and Other Hazards of Traditional Fuel Gathering and Cooking; Health Implications Associated with Indoor Air Pollution; Other Health, Environmental, and Socio-Economic Effects; 5.3 Transdisciplinary Aspects: Suitable Statistics and Thoughts on the Nature of Poverty; 5.3.1 Including Non-commercial Energy and People Without Monetary Incomes; 5.3.2 Transdisciplinary3 Views on Poverty
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On Measuring Poverty
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9400723334
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9789400723337
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books
DOI:
10.1007/978-94-007-2333-7
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