TY  - GEN
AU  - Thomson,Harriet
AU  - Petrova,Saska
AU  - Bouzarovski,Stefan
AU  - Simcock,Neil
TI  - Chapter 1 Introduction
SN  - 9781315231518
PY  - 2018///
PB  - Taylor & Francis
KW  - Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
KW  - bicssc
KW  - energy poverty
KW  - global perspective
KW  - Efficient energy use
KW  - Infrastructure
KW  - North-South divide
KW  - Qualitative research
KW  - South Africa
KW  - Youth
N1  - Open Access
N2  - This book aims to provide a global perspective on energy poverty, with the aid of novel theoretical approaches that disturb entrenched scientific preconceptions and policy prescriptions. We are particularly interested in deepening existing conceptualizations  of the systemic drivers of energy poverty, by drawing attention to the  manner in which the condition is embedded in deeper forms and practices of social  exclusion and injustice. Starting from the fact that energy poverty is an inherently  spatial phenomenon - it is both experienced in and caused by the entanglement of  the socio-technical infrastructures of the home, while varying significantly across  cities, regions and nations - there is a strong focus on the geographic processes and  contingencies that underpin the emergence of this predicament. We draw together  the findings of original research conducted by leading experts from a wide range of  countries in order to capture the rapidly expanding corpus of scientific and policy  expertise on energy poverty. By furthering knowledge on the driving forces of the  condition, the book also produces policy-relevant insights that can aid decisionmaking  on how domestic energy deprivation can be ameliorated
UR  - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/id/de6457c7-d8ed-4c02-8f3d-16979935c2cb/649211.pdf
UR  - http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/30175
ER  -