“Sovacool writes with the authority of an expert, has amassed an impressive list of references, and makes his points quantitatively with numerous graphs and tables. … Overall, Sovacool has presented his readers … with well-documented ethical challenges stemming from our prodigious energy consumption. Earth would be a better place for all its species if we adhered to Sovacool’s eight principles, and his well-documented case studies point the way.” (Richard Wolfson, Technology and Culture, Vol. 56, April, 2015
Benjamin K. Sovacool applies concepts from justice and ethics theory to contemporary energy problems, and illustrates particular solutions to those problems with examples and case studies from around the world.
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Benjamin K. Sovacool applies concepts from justice and ethics theory to contemporary energy problems, and illustrates particular solutions to those problems with examples and case studies from around the world.
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1. Introduction 2. Availability and Danish Energy Policy 3. Affordability and Fuel Poverty in England 4. Due Process and the World Bank's Inspection Panel 5. Information and the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative 6. Prudence and São Tomé e Príncipe's Oil Revenue Management Law 7. Intergenerational Equity and Solar Energy in Bangladesh 8. Intragenerational Equity and Climate Change Adaptation 9. Responsibility and Ecuador's Yasuní-ITT Initiative 10. Conclusion - Conceptualizing Energy Justice
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“Sovacool writes with the authority of an
expert, has amassed an impressive list of references, and makes his points
quantitatively with numerous graphs and tables. … Overall, Sovacool has
presented his readers … with well-documented ethical challenges stemming from
our prodigious energy consumption. Earth would be a better place for all its
species if we adhered to Sovacool’s eight principles, and his well-documented
case studies point the way.” (Richard Wolfson, Technology and Culture, Vol. 56,
April, 2015
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781137298652
Publisert
2013-07-08
Utgiver
Vendor
Palgrave Macmillan
Høyde
216 mm
Bredde
140 mm
Aldersnivå
Research, UP, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Forfatter