Managing the Transition to Renewable Energy : Theory and Practice from Local, Regional and Macro Perspectives

By: Jeroen C.J.M. van den Bergh (Editor), Frank R. Bruinsma (Editor)

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Hardcover | 1 March 2008

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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.

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'. . . this title surely adds value to the existing knowledge and is essential reading for anyone interested in the transition to a low-carbon energy economy. This book will surely provide an impetus to further transition studies and help stimulate further research in this area.' -- Subhes C. Bhattacharyya, International Journal of Energy Sector Management
'. . . the book provides an excellent introduction to transition thinking and practice, and so should be read by anyone who is interested in these ideas and their application to a transition to more sustainable energy systems.' -- Tim Foxon, Environmental Sciences

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The transition to renewable energy: background and summary	p. 1
Social, Economic and Political Theory
Transition management: reflexive governance of societal complexity through searching, learning and experimenting	p. 15
The multilevel perspective and design of system innovations	p. 47
Transition lessons from economics	p. 81
Innovation theory and socio-technical transitions	p. 129
An evolutionary-economic analysis of energy transitions	p. 149
Macro Practice
Barriers and options for future energy transitions: lessons from a historical analysis of the Dutch electricity system	p. 177
Energy transition experiments in the Netherlands	p. 217
Transition management for the Dutch energy transition: multilevel governance aspects	p. 245
An evolutionary-economic evaluation of barriers and opportunities in Dutch energy innovation policies	p. 267
Local and Regional Practice
Renewable energy sources planning and design: a multi-criteria approach	p. 295
Regional diversity of wind energy initiatives: the Dutch experience	p. 323
Tackling local conflicts caused by renewable energy sources: lessons learned from real-world case studies	p. 349
Index	p. 373
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