The Oxford handbook of energy and society /

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Imprint:New York : Oxford University Press, 2018.
Description:1 online resource.
Language:English
Series:Oxford handbooks online
Oxford handbooks online.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12006564
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Varying Form of Title:Energy and society
Other authors / contributors:Davidson, Debra J., editor.
Gross, Matthias, 1969- editor.
ISBN:9780190633875 (ebook) : No price
Notes:Includes bibliographical references.
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Summary:The Oxford Handbook of Energy and Society offers a synthesis of recent developments in sociological analysis of energy-society relations, representing a wide breadth of contributors in sociology and related disciplines from across the globe. Regional case studies of different energy resources 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. Topics covered include: structural perspectives on energy-society relations, the persistent material and geopolitical relevance of fossil fuels, consumption processes, the inequitable distribution of energy access, energy poverty, the influence of publics and civil society in contemporary energy-society relations, current trends in energy politics, and significant shifts in energy-society relationships.
Target Audience:Specialized.
Other form:Print version : 9780190633851
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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.<br>
Physical Description:1 online resource.
Audience:Specialized.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780190633875