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Imaginaries and practices: learning from ENERGISE about the integration of social sciences with the EU Energy Union
(Palgrave Macmillan, 2018-08-24)
This chapter aims (1) to identify problematic framings relating to the integration of Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) research with the developing EU Energy Union and (2) to account for the practice of SSH-related ...
Introduction: Sustainability Research in the Social Sciences Concepts, Methodologies and the Challenge of Interdisciplinarity
(Sage, 2013)
The necessity to reconcile the needs and wants of human society with the limits of the global ecological system has resulted in proposals for alternative forms of development that prioritise human flourishing and well-being ...
Researching complex sustainability issues: Reflections on current challenges and future developments
(Sage, 2013-01)
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Reducing residential carbon emissions in Ireland: Challenges and policy responses
(Palgrave Pivot, Cham, 2019-06-08)
Carbon emissions from the residential sector in Ireland are higher than the European average and are rising. This is a concern in a country already struggling to meet its agreed climate targets. In this chapter, the authors ...
An introduction to energy demand challenges in Europe
(Palgrave Pivot, Cham, 2019-06-08)
This opening chapter calls for greater attention to energy demand challenges in Europe. It argues that many obstacles and opportunities in achieving the so-called energy transition are social and cultural in nature and ...
Framing the sustainable energy challenge and implications for solutions
(Palgrave Pivot, Cham, 2019-06-08)
Sustainable consumption policies often rely on ecological modernisation rationality, where the focus is usually on making current consumption patterns more sustainable in such a way that status quo (ideas about the quality ...