Energy and Behaviour
Towards a Low Carbon Future
- 1st Edition - November 1, 2019
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Editors: Marta Lopes, Carlos Henggeler Antunes, Kathryn B. Janda
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 1 8 5 6 7 - 4
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 1 8 5 6 8 - 1
Changes to energy behaviour — the role of people and organisations in energy production, use and efficiency — are critical to supporting a societal transition towards a low ca… Read more
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Request a sales quoteChanges to energy behaviour — the role of people and organisations in energy production, use and efficiency — are critical to supporting a societal transition towards a low carbon and more sustainable future. However, which changes need to be made, by whom, and with what technologies are still very much under discussion. This book, developed by a diverse range of experts, presents an international and multi-faceted approach to the sociotechnical challenge of engaging people in energy systems and vice versa. By providing a multidisciplinary view of this field, it encourages critical thinking about core theories, quantitative and qualitative methodologies, and policy challenges. It concludes by addressing new areas where additional evidence is required for interventions and policy-making. It is designed to appeal to new entrants in the energy-efficiency and behaviour field, particularly those taking a quantitative approach to the topic. Concurrently, it recognizes ecological economist Herman Daly’s insight: what really counts is often not countable.
- Introduces the major disciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches to understanding energy and behaviour
- Delivers a cross-sectoral overview including energy behaviour in buildings, industry, transportation, smart grids, and smart cities
- Reviews a selection of innovative energy behaviour modelling approaches, including agent-based modelling, optimization, and decision support
- Critically addresses the importance of interventions, policies, and regulatory design
This book is written for researchers and practitioners interested in human, social, and organisational behaviour in energy systems and policies, particularly as related to energy efficiency. It provides evidence and insights on behavioural change policies and programmes useful for academic researchers, energy policy makers, utility professionals, and consultants involved in energy policy research, design and implementation. It is designed to serve as both a primer for new entrants in the energy and behaviour field and a critical resource for students, policy makers, and practitioners.
- Edition: 1
- Published: November 1, 2019
- No. of pages (Paperback): 558
- No. of pages (eBook): 558
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128185674
- eBook ISBN: 9780128185681
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Marta Lopes
Marta Lopes, PhD, is an assistant professor at the Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra -Agriculture College (ESAC), and a researcher at the Institute for Systems Engineering and Computers at Coimbra (INESC Coimbra), Portugal. Having experience in the implementation of energy efficiency projects in public institutions, her main research interest is the human role in sustainable energy systems, particularly by using integrated approaches.
Affiliations and expertise
Department of Environment, Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra and INESC Coimbra, PortugalCH
Carlos Henggeler Antunes
Carlos Henggeler Antunes, PhD, is a professor at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Director of the R&D Institute for Systems Engineering and Computers at Coimbra (INESC Coimbra), and member of the Coordination Committee of the Energy for Sustainability Initiative, University of Coimbra, Portugal. His main research areas are energy systems and policies, demand response, multi-objective optimization, and multi-criteria decision analysis.
Affiliations and expertise
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computers, University of Coimbra and INESC Coimbra, PortugalKJ
Kathryn B. Janda
Kathryn B. Janda, PhD, is a principal research fellow in organisations and non-domestic buildings at the Energy Institute at University College London, United Kingdom. She studies the role of organisations as both adopters and providers of sustainable innovations, including energy standards for nondomestic buildings, the role of building professionals in driving ‘middle-out’ change, and implications of ownership and tenancy in the commercial real estate industry.
Affiliations and expertise
Energy Institute, Bartlett School of Environment Energy and Resources, University College London, United KingdomRead Energy and Behaviour on ScienceDirect