Ecological Modernisation and Renewable Energy

Informationen zum Autor DAVID TOKE Senior Lecturer at the Department of Political Science and International Studies, University of Birmingham, UK. He has written many publications and worked on funded projects. He wrote the report which started the drive for UK renewable feed-in tariffs and is now working on EU and ESRC funded projects involving renewable energy policy and politics. Klappentext Develops a new theory of 'identity' ecological modernization (EM), to analyse renewable history and policy development in many of the world's states which are leading the drive to install renewable energy. 'Identity EM' concerns how an industry has arisen allied to environmental NGOs to challenge the ascendancy of conventional energy technologies. Zusammenfassung Develops a new theory of 'identity' ecological modernization (EM)! to analyse renewable history and policy development in many of the world's states which are leading the drive to install renewable energy. 'Identity EM' concerns how an industry has arisen allied to environmental NGOs to challenge the ascendancy of conventional energy technologies. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Revising Ecological Modernisation Theory Renewable Energy: a new identity and a new industry California- The Growth of a Renewables Industry USA: Consolidation of a Renewables Industry? Germany, Spain, UK, Australia and China Conclusion

Product details

• Authors: D Toke, D. Toke, Toke David, David Toke
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Content: Book
• Product form: Hardback
• Publication date: 09.02.2011
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Political sociology
• EAN: 9780230224261
• ISBN: 978-0-230-22426-1
• Pages: 211
• Series: Energy, Climate and the Environment; Energy, Climate and the Enviro; Energy, Climate and the Enviro; Energy, Climate and the Environment
• Subjects: Globalisierung, B, Globalization, Environmental Policy, Political Science, Environmental Economics, Comparative Politics, Classical mechanics, Political science and theory, Mechanics, Environmental Politics, Palgrave Political & Intern. Studies Collection, Comparative government, environment;Policy;renewable energy