Rethinking Development: Energy and Development
- 260 pages
- 10 hours of reading
This book delves into the intricate relationship between energy and development, addressing critical issues and concepts in this evolving research and policy area. The world faces two primary challenges: providing energy access to approximately one billion people without electricity and nearly three billion lacking clean cooking fuels, while also achieving socioeconomic development within the limits of a 2 degrees Celsius increase in global temperatures to combat climate change. Frauke Urban assesses the progress made towards these goals and discusses policy responses aimed at eradicating energy poverty and fostering sustainable development. She evaluates various strategies for delivering energy access, analyzes historical and potential energy transitions, and considers the social, environmental, economic, and technological implications of these approaches. Adopting a holistic, multi-disciplinary perspective, the book includes valuable teaching resources and offers a thorough overview of this complex field. It serves as an essential resource for postgraduate and undergraduate students, scholars, practitioners, and policymakers in energy studies, international development, environmental studies, industrial engineering, and related social sciences.