The Role of Public Participation in Energy Transitions

The Role of Public Participation in Energy Transitions provides a conceptual and empirical approach to stakeholder and citizen involvement in the ongoing energy transition conversation, focusing on projects surrounding energy conversion and efficiency, reducing energy demand, and using new forms of renewable energy sources. Sections review and contrast different approaches to citizen involvement, discuss the challenges of inclusive participation in complex energy policymaking, and provide conceptual foundations for the empirical case studies that constitute the second part of the book. The book is a valuable resource for academics in the field of energy planning and policymaking, as well as practitioners in energy governance, energy and urban planners and participation specialists. Explains both key concepts in public participation and involvement, along with empirical results gained in implementing these conceptsLinks theoretical knowledge with conceptual and real-life applications in the energy sectorInstructs energy planners in how to improve planning and transformation processes by using inclusive governance methodsContains insights from case studies in the fully transitioned German system that provide an empirical basis for action for energy policymakers worldwide INDICE: 1. Ortwin Renn: Introduction to Public Participation in Energy Transitions Part 1: Concepts of inclusive governance in the energy sector 1. The six approaches to inclusive governance: foundations, applications and lessons learned 2. Challenges of inclusive participation in complex energy policy making 3. Participatory Governance: Producing Transformative and Structuring Power 4. Best practice: How to design a most suitable governance process for energy transitions 5. A brief history of the German Energiewende?: Targets, programs and social resonance Part 2: Case Studies 6. The Kopernikus Project E-Navi: Linking science, business, and civil society 7. Social justice and sustainability: Making energy transitions fair to the people 8. Stakeholder empowerment in participatory processes of the energy transition - an evaluation of impacts of simulation tools 9. Consultation processes for network expansion and renewable energy facilities 10. Climate change policies designed by stakeholder and public participation 11. Public Participation in Electricity Grid Development in Southwest Germany 12. Trembling trust: How to address people's concerns about geothermal energy 13. Citizen Participation for wind energy: Experiences from Germany and beyond 14. Global energy transitions: application of German experiences to other countries and regions 15. Conclusions: lessons learned

• ISBN: 978-0-12-819515-4
• Editorial: Academic Press
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 224
• Fecha Publicación: 01/04/2020
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés