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Übersicht

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Verlag	:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Buchreihe	:	International Political Economy Series
Sprache	:	Englisch
Erschienen	:	12. 07. 2018
Seiten	:	285
Einband	:	Kartoniert
Höhe	:	210 mm
Breite	:	148 mm
Gewicht	:	415 g
ISBN	:	9781349957514
Sprache	:	Englisch

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Autorinformation

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Ernest Garcia is Professor of Sociology at the University of Valencia, Spain.Mercedes Martinez-Iglesias is a Research Technician at the University of Valencia, Spain.Peadar Kirby is Professor Emeritus of International Politics and Public Policy at the University of Limerick, Ireland.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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Introduction. Ernest Garcia, Mercedes Martinez-Iglesias and Peadar Kirby.- Part I. Transition.- Chapter 1. The deadlock of the thermo-industrial civilisation: The (impossible) energy transition in the Anthropocene; Alain Gras.- Chapter 2. Uncertainties, inertia and cognitive and psychosocial obstacles to a smooth transition; Joaquim Sempere.- Chapter 3. Towards the Post-Carbon Society: Searching for Signs of the Transition and Identifying Obstacles; Ernest Garcia and Mercedes Martinez-Iglesias.- Chapter 4. The Degrowth Imperative: Reducing energy and resource consumption as an essential component in achieving carbon budget targets; John Wiseman and Samuel Alexander.- Part II. Rethinking austerity.- Chapter 5. Austerity pasts, austerity futures?; Rebecca Bramall.- Chapter 6. Coffee, toast and a tip?: Initial reflections on the transformation of the self; Jorge Riechmann.- Chapter 7. Frugal Abundance in an Age of Limits: Envisioning a degrowth economy; Samuel Alexander.- Part III. Case Studies.- Chapter 8. Cloughjordan ecovillage: Modelling the transition to a low carbon society; Peadar Kirby.- Chapter 9. Challenges for wind turbines in the energy transition: The example of an offshore wind farm in France; Laurence Raineau.- Chapter 10. Social partners, environmental issues and new challenges in the post-carbon society; Víctor Climent Sanjuán.- Chapter 11. Landfill Culture: Some implications for degrowth; Ignasi Lerma Montero.- Chapter 12. Social Actions Transformed in a Post-Carbon Transition: The case of Barcelona; Jesús Vicens.- Conclusion; Ernest Garcia, Mercedes Martinez-Iglesias and Peadar Kirby.-

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