The Routledge Research Companion to Energy Geographies
Edited by Vanesa Castán Broto, Stefan Bouzarovski and Martin J Pasqualetti
Energy has become a central concern of many strands of geographical inquiry, from global climate change to the effects of energy decisions on our lives. However, many aspects of the "black box" of relationships at the energy-society interface remain unopened, especially in terms of the spatial underpinnings of energy production and consumption within nations, cities and regions. Debates focusing on the location and nature of energy flows frequently fail to consider the multiple geographical networks that illustrate and explain the distribution of fuels and services around the world.
Providing an integrated perspective on the complex interdependencies between energy and geography, "The Routledge Research Companion to Energy Geographies" offers a timely conceptual framework to study the multiple facets of energy geography, including security, space and place, planning, environmental science, economics and political science. Illustrating how a geographic approach towards energy can aid decision-making pathways in the domains of social justice and environment, this book provides insights that will help move the international community toward greater cooperation, stability and sustainability.
Bio
Martin Pasqualetti is a professor in the School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning at ASU and co-director of Energy Policy Information Council. General research interests encompasses energy and society, energy and land use, and renewable energy development. Current research concentrates on the acceptance of renewable energy landscapes and recycling energy landscapes.
Praise for this book
This volume on energy geographies provides a diversity of theoretical and empirical perspectives from a range of countries (USA, UK, Macedonia, South Africa, Mozambique among others) useful for scholars and practitioners who wish to have an introduction to and overview of the social sciences of energy.
Ankit Kumar The International Journal of Justice and Sustainability
