Advancing Energy Policy : : Lessons on the Integration of Social Sciences and Humanities.

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Place / Publishing House:Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2018.
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Year of Publication:2018
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (205 pages)
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Foreword 1: Making Multiple ViewsCount-Why Energy Research Needsto Be Interdisciplinary
  • Foreword 2: MultidisciplinaryPartnerships for Access to Energy
  • Foreword 3: Energy PoliciesOutside the Silos
  • Acknowledgements
  • Contents
  • Notes on Contributors
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • List of Boxes
  • Chapter 1: Mobilising the Energy-Related Social Sciences and Humanities
  • 1.1 The Unfulfilled Potential of Social Sciences and Humanities in Driving (EU) Energy Policy
  • 1.2 Context: SHAPE ENERGY and the European Commission's Energy-Related Social Sciences and Humanities Work
  • 1.3 Structure of This Book
  • References
  • Part I: Energy as a Social Issue
  • Chapter 2: Plugging the Gap Between Energy Policy and the Lived Experience of Energy Poverty: Five Principles for a Multidisciplinary Approach
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 A Multidisciplinary Approach to Plugging the Gap
  • 2.3 Five Principles for Policy and Practice Informed by the Lived Experience
  • 2.4 Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 3: Shaping Blue Growth: Social Sciences at the Nexus Between Marine Renewables and Energy Policy
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 Rights and Ownership
  • 3.3 Community Mythologies
  • 3.4 Disparities
  • 3.5 Design
  • 3.6 Ecology of Approaches
  • 3.7 Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 4: Looking for Perspectives! EU Energy Policy in Context
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 Alva, Daniela and Ambika
  • 4.3 Reflection
  • 4.4 Conclusion
  • References
  • Part II: Social Sciences and Humanities in Interdisciplinary Endeavours
  • Chapter 5: Achieving Data Synergy: The Socio-Technical Process of Handling Data
  • 5.1 Introduction
  • 5.2 Background Context
  • 5.2.1 Modelling
  • 5.2.2 Customer Impact Assessment
  • 5.3 The Processes of Collecting, Sharing and Analysing Data Are Socio-technical
  • 5.4 Data Synergy
  • 5.4.1 Time: Synchronisation.
  • 5.4.2 People: Coordination
  • 5.4.3 Technology: Connectivity
  • 5.4.4 Data Quality: Granularity, Reliability and Project Design
  • 5.5 Achieving Data Synergy
  • References
  • Chapter 6: Building Governance and Energy Efficiency: Mapping the Interdisciplinary Challenge
  • 6.1 Context
  • 6.2 Building Governance and Energy Efficiency: Key Research Questions
  • 6.3 Energy Decision-Making in MoPs: Issues for Further Research
  • 6.3.1 How Are Energy-Related Decisions Taken in MoPs?
  • 6.3.1.1 Understanding Collective Decision-Making
  • 6.3.1.2 Forming the Collective
  • 6.3.1.3 Use Decisions and Investment Decisions
  • 6.3.1.4 One Size Does Not Fit All
  • 6.3.2 How Can Understanding MoP Energy Decision-Making Help Accelerate the Rate of Energy Retrofit?
  • 6.3.2.1 Theories of Change
  • 6.3.2.2 Levers for Change
  • 6.4 Energy Decision-Making in MoPs: Practical Challenges of Further Research
  • 6.5 Next Steps
  • References
  • Chapter 7: Crossing Borders: Social Sciences and Humanities Perspectives on European Energy Systems Integration
  • 7.1 Introduction
  • 7.2 Integrated Socio-technical Systems and the Seamless Web Approach
  • 7.3 Frameworks for Energy Systems Integration
  • 7.4 Scales of Energy Systems Integration
  • 7.5 Conclusion: Towards a Social Study of Energy Systems Integration
  • References
  • Chapter 8: A Complementary Understanding of Residential Energy Demand, Consumption and Services
  • 8.1 Introduction
  • 8.2 What Model?
  • 8.2.1 Techno-economic Models
  • 8.2.2 Agent-Based Modelling (ABM)
  • 8.2.3 Ethnographic Approaches
  • 8.3 Bringing the Approaches Together
  • 8.4 Changing Attitudes and Practice Towards a Complementary Understanding: Recommendations to Policymakers
  • References
  • Part III: Interplay with Energy Policymaking Environments.
  • Chapter 9: Imaginaries and Practices: Learning from 'ENERGISE' About the Integration of Social Sciences with the EU Energy Union
  • 9.1 Introduction
  • 9.2 Understanding Imaginaries, Integration and SSH Research
  • 9.2.1 Imaginaries
  • 9.2.2 'Integration'
  • 9.3 Imaginaries and SSH Integration: Analysing EU Energy Research Funding Calls
  • 9.3.1 Integration of SSH: The Text of Three Horizon 2020 Work Programmes
  • 9.3.2 Imaginary of SSH in Horizon 2020 SC3
  • 9.4 Imaginaries and Integration: The Case of ENERGISE
  • 9.4.1 Introducing ENERGISE
  • 9.4.2 Comparing Imaginaries of SSH
  • 9.5 Conclusion: Towards a New Imaginary of SSH Energy Research
  • References
  • Chapter 10: Challenges Ahead: Understanding, Assessing, Anticipating and Governing Foreseeable Societal Tensions to Support Accelerated Low-Carbon Transitions in Europe
  • 10.1 Introduction
  • 10.2 What Does RET Accelerated Diffusion Look Like and How Can We Make Sense of It?
  • 10.3 Do Existing Frameworks and Policies Suffice?
  • 10.4 Implications for Policy and Practice
  • 10.5 How to Proceed?
  • 10.6 Final Reflections
  • References
  • Chapter 11: Towards a Political Ecology of EU Energy Policy
  • 11.1 Introduction
  • 11.2 A Political Ecology Perspective
  • 11.3 An Alternative Lens on EU Energy Policy
  • 11.3.1 Towards Energy Sufficiency: Beyond Economic Growth and Ecological Modernisation
  • 11.3.2 From Consumers to Citizens: An Expanded Sense of Identity and Demands
  • 11.3.3 Navigating a Multi-scalar World
  • 11.4 Conclusion
  • References
  • Afterword 1: Important Contributions Towards Renewal of a Stubborn Energy Research and Policy Agenda
  • The Theoretical Framing of Energy Delivery and Use
  • Research Designs Integrating SSH Research into an Interdisciplinary Approach
  • New Topics Important to Energy Research and Policy
  • Afterword 2: A New Energy Storyline
  • Index.