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A critical approach to the social acceptance of renewable energy infrastructures
This book provides a critical approach to research on the social acceptance of renewable energy infrastructures and on energy transitions in general by questioning prevalent principles and proposing specific research pathways and lines of inquiry that look beyond depoliticised, business-as-usual discourses and research agendas on green growth and sustainability. It brings together authors from different socio-geographical and disciplinary backgrounds within the social sciences to reflect upon, discuss and advance what we propose to be five cornerstones of a critical approach: overcoming individualism and socio-cognitivism; repoliticisations – recognising and articulating power relations; for interdisciplinarity; interventions – praxis and political engagement with research; and overcoming localism and spatial determinism: As such, this book offers academics, students and practitioners alike a comprehensive perspective of what it means to be critical when inquiring into the social acceptance of renewable energy and associated infrastructures.
Renewable Energies and European Landscapes
This book provides timely, multidisciplinary cross-national comparison of the institutional and social processes through which renewable energy landscapes have emerged in Southern Europe. On the basis of case studies in these countries, it analyzes the way in which and the extent to which the development of renewable energies has affected landscape forms and whether or not it has contributed to a reformulation of landscape practices and values in these countries. Landscape is conceived broadly, as a material, social, political and historical process embedded into the local realm, going beyond aesthetic. The case studies analyze renewable energy landscapes in Southern Europe on different political and geographical scales and compare different types of renewable energy such as wind, hydro, solar and biomass power. The contributors are leading experts from Spain, France, Italy and Portugal. The book is intended for researchers, graduate students and professionals interested in geography, landscape and planning.
This System is Killing Us
“Dunlap is one of the foremost researchers on the unfolding relationship between ecocide, colonialism, extractivism, and green capitalism. ... An important book” Peter Gelderloos, author of The Solutions are Already Here “Vital for understanding the forces driving violence against land and water defenders around the world” Alleen Brown, investigative journalist “A passionate account of the harms of green capitalism” Professor Anna Feigenbaum, author of Tear Gas “One of the most compelling, demystifying, and provocative calls to action in the face of the violent collapse of modernity. A must-read” Dr. Carlos Tornel, author of Gustavo Esteva This System is Killing Us is an insi...
Activating Academia for an Era of Colliding Crises
While there has been discussion for decades about the need to rethink the core purpose of academia to enable all to live well on a planet of finite resources, humanity’s present predicaments point to a paradox at the heart of the academic enterprise. Although academic institutions have originated research and innovations that underpin much of what we view as ‘development and progress’, these same advances are also responsible for the global crises we now face. Indeed, many voices are now arguing that academia can and must do more to drive the transformative change that is needed if we are to avert the imminent catastrophe that is almost upon us. The Alliance for Sustainability leadersh...
The Regulation and Policy of Latin American Energy Transitions
The Regulation and Policy of Latin American Energy Transitions examines the ongoing revolution within the energy landscape of Latin America. This book includes real-world examples from across the continent to demonstrate the current landscape of energy policy in Latin America. It focuses on distributed energy resources, including distributed generation, energy efficiency and microgrids, but also addresses the role of less common energy sources, such as geothermal and biogas, as well as discusses the changing role of energy actors, where consumers become prosumers or prosumagers, and utilities become service providers. The legal frameworks that are still hampering the transformation of the en...
NIMBUS nº 25-26
Revista de climatología, meteorología y paisaje es un anuario dirigido y gestionado por miembros del Departamento de Historia, Geografía e Historia del Arte de la Facultad de Humanidades en la Universidad de Almería, con el propósito de ofrecer un foro de intercambio de producción científica en campos del conocimiento tan diversos como la climatología, meteorología y paisaje.
Espaces et normes sociales
Après la déconstruction de l'idée même de société, il devient urgent d'extraire l'espace de son rôle de simple contenant d'un ordre établi pour en faire une composante à part entière du jeu social et de ses activités normatives. Comment rendre une visibilité à ce travail permanent d'ajustement, d'adaptation ou de reproduction des règles existantes ? Quels sont les lieux et les objets investis pour inventer d'autres manières légitimes d'être et d'agir ensemble ? Qui sont ces nouveaux entrepreneurs de normes ?
