Energy Possibilities - Rethinking Alternatives and the Choice-Making Process (Paperback, New)

Using the perspectives of science, technology, and society studies, this book grapples with questions stimulated by a concern that current energy policies and practices reflect neither the best interests of ordinary people nor decision-making consistent with the traditions and aspirations of democracy. Probing the depths of assumptions made in traditional analysis and assembling minority views, present practices come into focus as startlingly narrow social constructs amidst a vast unexplored terrain of material and socio-cultural possibilities. Questions of power and responsible action are pursued in this context, casting both traditional decision makers and citizens in less than a positive light. The author includes an examination of the experience of the "home power" movement not as "The Solution" to our energy problems, but as a concrete illustration of alternative theory and practice, and of the range of possibilities inherent in energy decisions. The book aims not at recommendations for prescriptive public policy, but primarily at refocusing the reader's attentions, as ultimate policy maker, on the core of the energy question: How do we wish to live in the world?

General

Imprint:	State University of New York Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	SUNY series in Science, Technology, and Society
Release date:	August 1995
First published:	August 1995
Authors:	Jesse S. Tatum
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	159
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-7914-2596-1
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Management of land & natural resources Promotions
LSN:	0-7914-2596-7
Barcode:	9780791425961

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