Rethinking Climate and Energy Policies - New Perspectives on the Rebound Phenomenon (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)

This book calls for rethinking current climate, energy and sustainability policy-making by presenting new insights into the rebound phenomenon; i.e., the driving forces, mechanisms and extent of rebound effects and potential means of mitigating them. It pursues an innovative and novel approach to the political and scientific rebound discourse and hence, supplements the current state-of-knowledge discussed in the field of energy economics and recent reports by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Building on central rebound publications from the past four decades, this book is divided into three main sections: Part I highlights new aspects of rebound economics by presenting insights into issues that have so far not been satisfactorily researched, such as rebounds in countries of the Global South, rebounds on the producer-side, and rebounds from sufficiency behaviour (as opposed to rebounds from technical efficiency improvements). In turn, Part II goes beyond conventional economic rebound research, exploring multidisciplinary perspectives on the phenomenon, in particular from the fields of psychology and sociology. Advancing such multidisciplinary perspectives delivers a more comprehensive understanding of rebound's driving forces, mechanisms, and policy options. Part III puts rebounds into practice and presents several policy cases and sector-specific approaches, including the contexts of labour markets, urban planning, tourism, information and communication technologies, and transport. Lastly, the book embeds the issue into the larger debate on decoupling, green growth and degrowth, and identifies key lessons learned for sustainable development strategies and policies at large. By employing such varied and in-depth analyses, the book makes an essential contribution to the discussion of the overall question: Can resource-, energy-use and greenhouse gas emissions be substantially reduced without hindering economic growth?

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Release date:	August 2016
First published:	2016
Editors:	Tilman Santarius • Hans Jakob Walnum • Carlo Aall
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	294
Edition:	1st ed. 2016
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-38805-2
Categories:	Books > Professional & Technical > Energy technology & engineering > General Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Energy industries & utilities > General Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Environmental economics > Sustainability
LSN:	3-319-38805-3
Barcode:	9783319388052

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