Managing the Transition to Renewable Energy

Theory and Practice from Local, Regional and Macro Perspectives

Inbunden, Engelska, 2008

AvJeroen C.J.M. van den Bergh,Frank R. Bruinsma

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This book addresses the problem of how to make a large-scale socio-technical transition to renewable energy, so as to realize an environmentally sustainable economy in the long run. Transition thinking has in a short time managed to occupy a central position in the policy debate on sustainable development. The transition approach offers an innovative view on the role and content of public policy, compared with traditional views from economic, administrative and political sciences. The main motivation for using this notion is that while it links up with the system-wide approach of sustainable development, it has the advantage of shifting the attention from a vague end goal (blueprint) to the processes leading towards this goal. These processes in turn provide a concrete basis for thinking about appropriate public policies, taking account of the complex relations between technologies, institutions and behaviours. This book offers perspectives from a wide range of disciplines, addressing macro, regional and local scales. Contributions come from mainstream economics, evolutionary economics, sociology, political sciences, innovation studies, spatial economics and decision theory. Important lessons are also drawn from historical transitions.Managing the Transition to Renewable Energy will appeal to academics and researchers in environmental science and economics, environmental and technological policy advisors, evolutionary economists and researchers on technological innovation.

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Utgivningsdatum2008-03-31
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
FörlagEdward Elgar Publishing Ltd
ISBN9781847202291

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Contents: Preface1. The Transition to Renewable Energy: Background and SummaryJeroen van den Bergh and Frank BruinsmaPART I: SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL THEORY2. Transition Management: Reflexive Governance of Societal Complexity through Searching, Learning and ExperimentingJan Rotmans and Derk Loorbach3. The Multilevel Perspective and Design of System InnovationsJohn Grin4. Transition Lessons from EconomicsJeroen van den Bergh and René Kemp5. Innovation Theory and Socio-technical TransitionsFrans Berkhout6. An Evolutionary-Economic Analysis of Energy TransitionsJeroen van den Bergh and Frans OosterhuisPART II: MACRO PRACTICE7. Barriers and Options for Future Energy Transitions: Lessons from a Historical Analysis of the Dutch Electricity SystemGeert Verbong and Frank Geels8. Energy Transition Experiments in the NetherlandsFrank Dietz, Hugo Brouwer and Rob Weterings9. Transition Management for the Dutch Energy Transition: Multilevel Governance AspectsDerk Loorbach and René Kemp10. An Evolutionary-Economic Evaluation of Barriers and Opportunities in Dutch Energy Innovation PoliciesAnnemarth Idenburg and Albert FaberPART III: LOCAL AND REGIONAL PRACTICE11. Renewable Energy Sources Planning and Design: A Multi-criteria ApproachHeracles Polatidis and Dias Haralambopoulos12. Regional Diversity of Wind Energy Initiatives: The Dutch ExperienceFrank Bruinsma and Ron Vreeker13. Tackling Local Conflicts Caused by Renewable Energy Sources: Lessons Learned from Real-World Case StudiesGonzalo Gamboa, Giuseppe Munda and Daniela RussiIndex