The Sustainability of Renewable Energy in Europe

2015
ISBN: 978-3-319-12342-4
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 137 Seiten, HC gerader Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 3495 g

This book demonstrates that the much-needed global shift in energy production and use must happen at a territorial level in order to be truly successful and sustainable. This book enables regional implementation efforts by connecting broad EU environmental policies with plans for action at the territorial level, analysing efficient resource allocation and cost effectiveness to achieve national objectives. Each EU Member State is considered in depth, in order to identify the opportunities and challenges of this regional approach. The regional dimension of the authors’ analysis refers to the territorial level NUTS 1 (Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics) that, starting from the administrative borders of the EU countries, divides the territory into 97 regions on the basis of major socio-economic characteristics. Because the model of the EU "green economy" is characterized typically by top-down interventions that focus exclusively on the resource productivity and investment business, its practical implementation can be de-railed. This book provides the pivotal missing piece- the detailed territorial comparative analysis necessary to obtain an optimal energy mix of renewable energy sources (RES), energy conservation and energy efficiency characteristics of each specific local context.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bigerna, Simona

Micheli, Silvia

Bollino, Carlo Andrea

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Energietechnik | Elektrotechnik Alternative und erneuerbare Energien
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Energie- & Versorgungswirtschaft Energiewirtschaft: Alternative & Erneuerbare Energien
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Wirtschafts- und Finanzpolitik
• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Nachhaltigkeit, Grüne Technologien
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Nachhaltigkeit
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftspolitik, politische Ökonomie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

The EU legal frameworks.- RES Scenario in the Europ.- RES Scenario in the European Union.- Strategic choices for sustainability at EU regional level.- EU scenarios for a sustainable RES strategy.

Über Autor(innen)

Drs. Simona Bigerna, Carlo Andrea Bollino and Silvia Micheli are Professors of Economics at the University of Perugia in Italy whose current research interests highlight the policy, micro- and macro-economic issues impacting the implementation of sustainable and renewable energy technologies.