Energy Justice in a Changing Climate: Social Equity and Low-Carbon Energy Contributor(s): Bickerstaff, Karen (Editor), Walker, Gordon (Editor), Bulkeley, Harriet (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1780325762 ISBN-13: 9781780325767 Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC OUR PRICE: $32.62 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2013 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Nature | Environmental Conservation & Protection - General - Political Science | Public Policy - Environmental Policy - Social Science | Human Geography |
Dewey: 333.79 |
LCCN: 2013478333 |
Series: Just Sustainabilities: Policy, Planning, and Practice |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" (0.66 lbs) 232 pages |
Themes: - Topical - Ecology |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Energy justice is one of the most critical, and yet least developed, concepts associated with sustainability. Much has been written about the sustainability of low-carbon energy systems and policies - with an emphasis on environmental, economic and geopolitical issues. However, less attention has been directed at the social and equity implications of these dynamic relations between energy and low-carbon objectives - the complexity of injustice associated with whole energy systems (from extractive industries, through to consumption and waste) that transcend national boundaries and the social, political-economic and material processes driving the experience of energy injustice and vulnerability. Drawing on a substantial body of original research from an international collaboration of experts this unique collection addresses energy poverty, just innovation, aesthetic justice and the justice implications of low-carbon energy systems and technologies. The book offers new thinking on how interactions between climate change, energy policy, and equity and social justice can be understood and develops a critical agenda for energy justice research. |