Prospects for Alternative Energy Development in the U.S. West - John C. Pierce, Brent S. Steel

Prospects for Alternative Energy Development in the U.S. West

Tilting at Windmills?
Buch | Softcover
XIV, 258 Seiten
2018 | 1. Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-85147-1 (ISBN)
128,39 inkl. MwSt

This book poses the question of whether identifiable individual-level attributes (e.g., values, interests, knowledge, demographic characteristics) lead to support for or opposition to the development and implementation of alternative energy technologies.  In recent years, attempts to site alternative energy technologies (e.g., wind, solar, wave) have been met by intense opposition from a variety of sources, including many environmentalists from whom one might expect support for non-carbon based renewable energy initiatives.  This volume argues that there are indeed such discernible attributes, and moreover that the identification and exploration are important for the development of support strategies for the well-informed and achievable siting of such technologies. 

John C. Pierce John Pierce (Ph.D., University of Minnesota) is Faculty Research Associate and Lecturer in the School of Public Affairs and Administration at the University of Kansas and Graduate Faculty in the School of Public Policy at Oregon State University. Pierce is author or co-author of approximately 20 books and monographs and 150 articles, chapters and essays. Brent S. Steel Brent S. Steel is Professor and Director of the Public Policy Graduate Program in the School of Public Policy at Oregon State University. He teaches courses in comparative public policy, politics and administration. Steel is co-author of State and Local Government: Prospects for Sustainability (Oxford University Press) and editor of Science and Politics: An A to Z Guide to Issues and Controversies (Sage).

PART I: INTRODUCTION AND CONTEXT.- 1. Tradeoffs.- PART II: CASE STUDIES.- 2. Background: Energy Use, Capacity, and Policies.- 3. Calico Solar Project.- Kittitas Valley Wind Power Project.- 5. Newberry Crater Geothermal.- 6. Oregon Coast Wave Energy.- PART III: SURVEYS.- 7. The Tradeoff Terrain.- 8. A Matter of Values?.- 9. The Devil You Know.- 10. The Role of Energy Policy Beliefs.- 11. Knowledge: Levels and Sources.- 12. Information Source Reliance and Alternative Energy Tradeoffs.- 13. What has been learned? Process and Values Matter.- Appendix A. State Energy Profiles.- Appendix B. Survey Instrument and Frequencies.

 

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie Environmental Challenges and Solutions
Zusatzinfo XIV, 258 p. 13 illus.
Verlagsort Cham
Sprache englisch
Maße 155 x 235 mm
Gewicht 421 g
Themenwelt Sachbuch/Ratgeber Natur / Technik Natur / Ökologie
Naturwissenschaften Biologie Ökologie / Naturschutz
Technik Elektrotechnik / Energietechnik
Schlagworte Alternative Energy Technology Siting • climate change • Climate Change Management • environmental values • Geothermal Power • Green Technology • natural resources • natural resources and energy economics • Politics of Alternative Energy • Post Materialists • renewable energy • Solar energy • Wave energy • Wind Power
ISBN-10 3-319-85147-0 / 3319851470
ISBN-13 978-3-319-85147-1 / 9783319851471
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