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Diffusion Dynamics of Energy-Efficient Renovations - Causalities and Policy Recommendations

English · Hardback

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ThAccelerating the diffusion of energy-efficient renovations is a key policy lever in order to reduce the environmental impact of buildings. This book provides a broad, systemic perspective on the causes of the diffusion of energy-efficient renovations in Switzerland and policy recommendations for accelerating the diffusion process. Specifically, the book provides a description of the societal problem situation within which the diffusion process takes place and an analysis of the actors involved. It provides a detailed explanation of the causes of the diffusion process that synthesizes insights from the engineering, economics, marketing, sociology, communication studies and political science literature. It employs the System Dynamics methodology to simulate the diffusion process and analyze policy levers. The book proposes two regulations and a sketch of a business model as particularly promising public policy interventions. It concludes with an outline of a generic theory of the diffusion of sustainable technologies.


List of contents

Introduction.- Research Design and Methods.- Climate Change, Energy Use Patterns and the Stock of Buildings.- A Small Model for the Analysis of the Transformation of the Stock of Buildings.- Actors in the Societal Problem Situation.- A Feedback Perspective on the Diffusion of Energy-Efficient.- A Rich Model of the Diffusion Dynamics of Energy-Efficient.- Transformation of the Societal Problem Situation.- Discussion and Conclusions.- Materials Published in the Electronic Supplements.- Model Testing.- A Fictitious Example of the Immobility Business Model.- Glossary.

Summary

ThAccelerating the diffusion of energy-efficient renovations is a key policy lever in order to reduce the environmental impact of buildings. This book provides a broad, systemic perspective on the causes of the diffusion of energy-efficient renovations in Switzerland and policy recommendations for accelerating the diffusion process. Specifically, the book provides a description of the societal problem situation within which the diffusion process takes place and an analysis of the actors involved. It provides a detailed explanation of the causes of the diffusion process that synthesizes insights from the engineering, economics, marketing, sociology, communication studies and political science literature. It employs the System Dynamics methodology to simulate the diffusion process and analyze policy levers. The book proposes two regulations and a sketch of a business model as particularly promising public policy interventions. It concludes with an outline of a generic theory of the diffusion of sustainable technologies. 


Product details

Authors Matthias Müller, Matthias Otto Müller
Publisher Springer, Berlin
 
Languages English
Product format Hardback
Released 30.11.2013
 
EAN 9783642371745
ISBN 978-3-642-37174-5
No. of pages 342
Dimensions 153 mm x 25 mm x 238 mm
Weight 664 g
Illustrations XIV, 342 p. 81 illus., 70 illus. in color.
Series Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems
Lecture Notes in Energy
Lecture Notes in Energy
Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems
Subject Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Heat, energy and power station engineering

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