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Energy, Resources and Welfare
Exploration of Social Frameworks for Sustainable Development
Barriers to full-scale, sustainable energy and how to surpass them
Bent Sorensen (Author)
9780128032183
Paperback, published 18 February 2016
224 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 1.5 cm, 0.26 kg
Bent Sørensen, one of the world’s leading experts in the field of renewable energy systems, explores the current hurdles to the universal adoption of renewable energy sources and proposes solutions to the current situation in this new inspiring work. He discusses the social, political and economic issues that make sustainability seem like such an attainable goal, and explores the ways through which change can be achieved without loss of welfare. Even though the author has written several scientific monographs covering the technical issues behind the energy and social transitions mentioned in this book, and bases his conclusions on solid facts and analysis, Sørensen avoids specialist jargon in this text. He therefore addresses scientists and engineers directly involved in sustainable technologies, as well as energy planners and decision makers in industry and government, and also those interested in the direction in which our societies are moving. This book can be a good basis for discussions and debate, whether in academic or in political circles, and may even be used as complementary reading for students in the field of energy generation, implementation, planning, management, markets and policy.
1. Introduction2. Resources and Economic Welfare3. New Paradigms: In Search of a Third Way4. Specifi c Issues and Case Narratives5. Implementation of Sustainable Solutions
Subject Areas: Environmental science, engineering & technology [TQ], Alternative & renewable energy sources & technology [THX], Energy technology & engineering [TH]
