Governing Technology for Sustainability

By: Joseph Murphy

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Hardcover | 1 November 2006 | Edition Number 1

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In a world of growing complexity and dwindling resources, the relationship between technology and sustainability is a pressing issue of concern at the highest levels. This book improves our understanding by examining the ways that people, technology and governance shape each other with implications for sustainability. It is the first book to link technology studies and governance research to this problem.

Contributions from leading environmental social scientists are included, with each chapter reporting on new research and tackling complex, but vital issues. Drawing on examples such as wave and tidal power, wind power, micro-generation, community waste recycling and eco-housing, the book provides powerful new insights into the governance of technology for sustainability. A detailed introduction and conclusion discuss existing research directions and identify the contribution that the book makes in advancing our understanding of the people-technology-governance nexus and its implications for sustainability.

This is essential reading for all those in academia, government and industry working at the critical interface between how we develop, deploy and govern technology in the pursuit of sustainability.

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List of Figures and Tables	p. vii
List of Contributors	p. viii
Acknowledgements	p. x
Projects	p. xi
List of Acronyms and Abbreviations	p. xii
Introduction
Sustainability: Understanding People, Technology and Governance	p. 3
People and Sustainability: Appreciating Multiple Identities
Decoding Governance: A Study of Purchase Processes for Sustainable Technologies	p. 25
People Centred Eco-Design: Consumer Adoption and Use of Low and Zero Carbon Products and Systems	p. 41
Energy Citizenship: Psychological Aspects of Evolution in Sustainable Energy Technologies	p. 63
Technology and Sustainability: Contextualized Accounts
Governance Lessons from Green Niches: The Case of Eco-Housing	p. 89
Micro-Generation: A Disruptive Innovation for the UK Energy System?	p. 110
The Rationale for Policy Interventions from an Innovation Systems Perspective	p. 129
Governance and Sustainability: Consensus and Conflict
Local Governance of Public Services: The Role of Partnerships in Sustainable Waste Management	p. 151
Wind Power, Governance and Networks	p. 168
Multi-Level Governance and Energy Policy: Renewable Energy in Scotland	p. 182
Conclusion
Governing Technology for Sustainability	p. 203
Index	p. 221
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