Routledge Handbook of Energy Transitions (Routledge Environment and Sustainability Handbooks)

The Routledge Handbook of Energy Transitions draws upon a unique and multidisciplinary network of experts from around the world to explore the expanding field of energy transitions. This Handbook recognizes that considerable changes are underway or are being developed for the modes in which energy is sourced, delivered, and utilized. Employing a sociotechnical approach that accounts for economics and engineering, as well as more cross-cutting factors, including innovation, policy and planning, and management, the volume considers contemporary ideas and practices that characterize the field. The book explores pressing issues, including choices about infrastructure, the role of food systems and materials, sustainability, and energy democracy. Disruption is a core theme throughout, with the authors examining topics such as digitalization, extreme weather, and COVID-19, along with regional similarities and differences. Overall, the Routledge Handbook of Energy Transitions advances the field of energy transitions by connecting ideas, taking stock of empirical insights, and challenging how we think about the theory and practice of energy systems change. This innovative volume functions as an authoritative roadmap with both regional and global relevance. It will be an essential resource for students, policymakers, researchers, and practitioners researching and working in the fields of energy transitions, planning, environmental management and policy, sustainable business, engineering, science and technology studies, political science, geography, design anthropology, and environmental justice. With the exception of Chapter 26, no part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. Chapter 26 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at under a Creative Commons [Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND)] 4.0 license. The Routledge Handbook of Energy Transitions draws upon a unique and multidisciplinary network of experts from around the world to explore the expanding field of energy transitions. This Handbook recognizes that considerable changes are underway or are being developed for the modes in which energy is sourced, delivered, and utilized. Employing a sociotechnical approach that accounts for economics and engineering, as well as more cross-cutting factors, including innovation, policy and planning, and management, the volume considers contemporary ideas and practices that characterize the field. The book explores pressing issues, including choices about infrastructure, the role of food systems and materials, sustainability, and energy democracy. Disruption is a core theme throughout, with the authors examining topics such as digitalization, extreme weather, and COVID-19, along with regional similarities and differences. Overall, the Routledge Handbook of Energy Transitions advances the field of energy transitions by connecting ideas, taking stock of empirical insights, and challenging how we think about the theory and practice of energy systems change. This innovative volume functions as an authoritative roadmap with both regional and global relevance. It will be an essential resource for students, policymakers, researchers, and practitioners researching and working in the fields of energy transitions, planning, environmental management and policy, sustainable business, engineering, science and technology studies, political science, geography, design anthropology, and environmental justice. Cover 1 Endorsements 2 Half Title 4 Title 6 Copyright 7 Dedication 8 Table of Contents 10 List of Figures 14 List of Boxes 16 List of Tables 17 List of Contributors 18 Preface 25 Acknowledgments 26 1 The Evolving Field of Energy Transitions: A World of Change 28 PART I Concepts and Theory 46 2 A Roadmap for Concepts and Theory of Energy Transitions 48 3 Green Growth and Post Growth: Economic Framing in Low-Carbon Energy Transitions 67 4 Critical Connections in Material Transitions and Energy Transitions 81 5 The Effect of Unarticulated Identities and Values on Energy Policy 98 6 Advancing Legal and Practical Recognition of the Non-Human Right to Energy 113 7 Phases of the Net-Zero Energy Transition and Strategies to Achieve It 129 PART II Systems and Geographic Dynamics 152 8 Transforming Oil Refining in a Deeply Decarbonized World 154 9 The Role of Food Systems in Energy Transitions 172 10 Energy Transitions in Latin America Through the Lens of Vulnerability and Resilience: Insights from Colombia, Cuba, and Mexico 184 11 Transformation of the Danish Wind Turbine Industry Through Path Creation 202 12 The International Political Economy of Cross-Border Electricity Trade in East Asia: A Case Study Analysis of the Brunei/Indonesia/ Malaysia/Philippines–East Asia Growth Area 221 13 Reactive Decarbonization in Cuba and Venezuela 239 14 South Africa’s New Gold: Building a Global Leader in Green Hydrogen 254 15 Geothermal Energy: Decarbonization of the Heating Sector Through Direct Use and Related Applications 267 PART III Policy, Politics, and Behavior 284 16 The Role of Carbon Pricing in Energy-Transitions Policy and Research 286 17 Planning for the Future of Existing Onshore Renewable Energy Infrastructure 306 18 The Policies and Politics of Japan’s Missed Opportunity for a Post- Fukushima Energy Transition 323 19 People, Politics, and Place: An Interdisciplinary Agenda for the Governance of Urban Energy Transitions 342 20 Mapping the Use of Public Policy Theories in Energy Transitions Research: A Bibliometric Review and Computational Text Analysis 359 PART IV Strategic and Deliberate Transitions 378 21 Intentional and Responsible Energy Transitions: Integrating Design Choices in the Pursuit of Carbon-Neutral Futures 380 22 Reducing Mobility-Related Energy Use in Future Cities: The Planning Process for Urban Mobility in the City-District of Dietenbach in Freiburg, Germany 398 23 Energy-Services-Led Transformation 414 24 The Emerging Demand-Side Paradigm in the Power Sector 429 25 Rethinking Energy Democracy 442 26 Whose Transition? A Review of Citizen Participation in the Energy System 457 27 The Human Development Paradigm and Social Value of Energy 472 28 Build Back Solar: Designing Solar Energy for a Just Transition 492 Conclusion 508 29 Reconceptualizing the Next Frontier in Energy Transitions 510 Index 516 The Routledge Handbook of Energy Transitions draws upon a unique and multidisciplinary network of experts from around the world to explore the expanding field of energy transitions.This Handbook recognizes that considerable changes are underway or are being developed for the modes in which energy is sourced, delivered, and utilized. Employing a sociotechnical approach that accounts for economics and engineering, as well as more cross-cutting factors, including innovation, policy and planning, and management, the volume considers contemporary ideas and practices that characterize the field. The book explores pressing issues, including choices about infrastructure, the role of food systems and materials, sustainability, and energy democracy. Disruption is a core theme throughout, with the authors examining topics such as digitalization, extreme weather, and COVID-19, along with regional similarities and differences. Overall, the Routledge Handbook of Energy Transitions advances the field of energy transitions by connecting ideas, taking stock of empirical insights, and challenging how we think about the theory and practice of energy systems change.This innovative volume functions as an authoritative roadmap with both regional and global relevance. It will be an essential resource for students, policymakers, researchers, and practitioners researching and working in the fields of energy transitions, planning, environmental management and policy, sustainable business, engineering, science and technology studies, political science, geography, design anthropology, and environmental justice.“With the exception of Chapter 26, no part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers.” Chapter 26 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons [Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND)] 4.0 license. "The Routledge Handbook of Energy Transitions draws upon a unique and multidisciplinary network of experts from around the world to explore the expanding field of energy transitions. This Handbook recognizes that considerable changes are underway or are being developed for the modes in which energy is sourced, delivered and utilized. Employing a socio-technical approach that accounts for economics and engineering as well as more cross-cutting factors, including innovation, policy and planning, as well as management, the volume considers contemporary ideas and practices that characterize the field. The book explores pressing issues including choices about infrastructure, the role of food systems and materials, sustainability and energy democracy. Disruption is a core theme throughout, with the authors examining topics such as digitalization, extreme weather, and COVID 19, along with regional similarities and differences. Overall, The Routledge Handbook of Energy Transitions advances the field of energy transitions by connecting ideas, taking stock of empirical insights and challenging how we think about the theory and practice of energy systems change. This innovative volume functions as an authoritative roadmap with both regional and global relevance. It will be an essential resource for students, policymakers, researchers and practitioners researching and working in the fields of energy transitions, planning, environmental management and policy, sustainable business, engineering, science and technology studies, political science, geography, design anthropology, and environmental justice"-- Provided by publisher