ABSTRACT
Energy has become a central concern of many strands of geographical inquiry, from global climate change to the effects of energy decisions on our lives. However, many aspects of the ‘black box’ of relationships at the energy-society interface remain unopened, especially in terms of the spatial underpinnings of energy production and consumption within nations, cities and regions. Debates focusing on the location and nature of energy flows frequently fail to consider the multiple geographical networks that illustrate and explain the distribution of fuels and services around the world.
Providing an integrated perspective on the complex interdependencies between energy and geography, The Routledge Research Companion to Energy Geographies offers a timely conceptual framework to study the multiple facets of energy geography, including security, space and place, planning, environmental science, economics and political science. Illustrating how a geographic approach towards energy can aid decision-making pathways in the domains of social justice and environment, this book provides insights that will help move the international community toward greater cooperation, stability, and sustainability.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|122 pages
Energy territories and transitions
chapter 3|14 pages
New perspectives on an ancient energy resource
chapter 5|16 pages
Geographical pivots and 21st-century Eurasian energy flows
chapter 6|11 pages
Mobile energy and obdurate infrastructure
part 2|114 pages
Energy landscapes and the public
chapter 9|14 pages
The re-scaling of energy politics
chapter 11|17 pages
Siting dynamics in energy transitions
chapter 12|16 pages
Experiencing citizen deliberation over energy infrastructure siting
chapter 13|17 pages
Under the curse of coal
chapter 14|17 pages
Construction of hydropower landscapes through local discourses
chapter 15|13 pages
Finding locations for endurably objectionable energy-related facilities
part 3|129 pages
Relational perspectives and the politics of energy