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Geothermal energy and society / edited by Adele Manzella, Agnes Allansdottir and Anna Pellizzone.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Lecture Notes in Energy ; 67Publisher: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019Copyright date: ©2019Description: 1 online resource; XXI, 288 pages 42 illustrations, 41 illustrations in colorContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9783319782867
  • 9783030086640
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: Geothermal energy and society.; Printed edition:: No title; Printed edition:: No title; Printed edition:: No titleLOC classification:
  • TJ808 GEO
Contents:
Introduction -- Part I: Background, Present and the Future -- Part II: Case Studies from Around the World -- Part III: Conclusions and Where do we go from here.
Summary: This book addresses the societal aspects of harnessing geothermal resources for different uses, such as power production, heating and cooling. It introduces a theoretical framework for a social scientific approach to the field, and presents a preliminary collection of empirical case studies on geothermal energy and society from across the world. By providing a conceptual and methodological framework to the study of geothermal energy and societies, it brings together information and analyses in the field that to date have been sparse and fragmented. The contributors explore the diverse aspects of the relationship between the harnessing of geothermal resources and the societies and local communities in which these developments take place. After introducing geothermal technologies, renewable energy concepts as well as their social and policy context and the regulative and environmental aspects of geothermal energy, the book analyzes and discusses twelve global case studies, and compares the social engagement tools applied with those used in other sectors. Of interest to researchers from a range of disciplines who wish to explore the issues surrounding energy and society, it is also a valuable resource for geothermal experts and postgraduate students wish to study the field in greater detail.
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Book Book Zvishavane Mining Sciences Library Open Shelf TJ808 GEO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 153033 Available BK140196

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Introduction -- Part I: Background, Present and the Future -- Part II: Case Studies from Around the World -- Part III: Conclusions and Where do we go from here.

This book addresses the societal aspects of harnessing geothermal resources for different uses, such as power production, heating and cooling. It introduces a theoretical framework for a social scientific approach to the field, and presents a preliminary collection of empirical case studies on geothermal energy and society from across the world. By providing a conceptual and methodological framework to the study of geothermal energy and societies, it brings together information and analyses in the field that to date have been sparse and fragmented. The contributors explore the diverse aspects of the relationship between the harnessing of geothermal resources and the societies and local communities in which these developments take place. After introducing geothermal technologies, renewable energy concepts as well as their social and policy context and the regulative and environmental aspects of geothermal energy, the book analyzes and discusses twelve global case studies, and compares the social engagement tools applied with those used in other sectors. Of interest to researchers from a range of disciplines who wish to explore the issues surrounding energy and society, it is also a valuable resource for geothermal experts and postgraduate students wish to study the field in greater detail.

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