New Energies, Local Autonomy?

Presentation

London, Aberdeen, Malmö, Germany, Japan… These examples all show the diversity of approaches adopted by local actors so they can play a role in the transformation of energy systems. Building on geography, political science, history, architecture and law, this collective work demonstrates how the liberalization of the energy sector – both within and outside Europe – has led to a recomposition of partnerships between local public actors, States governments and the private sector. While the rise in renewable energies has not (yet?) created new opportunities for the utopian ideals of totally autonomous housing or localities, it has opened up a wide range of possibilities for regions.

Interview

Editor

Gilles Lepesant is a geographer, a senior researcher at the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) and the Centre Marc Bloch (Berlin), and an associate fellow at the Asian Energy Studies Centre (Hong Kong Baptist University). His work focuses on the changing energy geography of Europe, through the rise of renewable energies at the local, national and European levels, and the industrial challenges of the energy transition.

223 pages
16 x 24 cm
Publication: 21/11/2018
ISBN: 9782858312771