Living in a low-carbon society in 2050
By: edited by Horace Herring
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 231
ISBN-13: 9780230282254
Subjects: Forecasting; Energy resources; NATURE / Environmental Conservation & Protection; Energy conservation; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Environmental Policy; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / General; Energy policy
Description: "Combining theory, case studies and speculative fiction, a range of contributors, from leading UK academics to pioneering renewable activists, create a compelling picture of the potential perks and pitfalls of a low carbon future"--
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note:; title: Introduction; Horace Herring PART 1 POLICY Why a low-carbon society; Stephen Peake Low carbon living in 2050; Nicola Hole What is the carbon footprint of a decent life?; Angela Druckman and Tim JacksonTransport and mobility choices in 2050; Steven Potter A Low Carbon Transition; Neil Strachan and Timothy Foxon PART 2 CASE STUDIES Case studies in low carbon living; Robin Roy Designing and creating my low carbon home; Catherine Mitchell Land use Scenario 2050; Grace Crabb and Adam Thorogood Zero Carbon Britain: Time to say 'we will'.; Tanya Hawkes Low carbon society in Switzerland; Bastien Girod PART 3 STORIES Little Greenham; James Goodman The Housing Ladder; Roger Levett The Refugee; Tanya Hawkes The Gun and the Sun; Horace Herring Conclusion; Horace Herring.