Managing the Transition to Renewable Energy

Edited by Jeroen C.J.M. van den Bergh, ICREA Professor, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain and Professor of Environmental and Resource Economics, Free University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands and Frank R. Bruinsma, Free University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

• 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

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