Ecological modernisation and renewable energy /
David Toke.
- Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
- ix, 202 p. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Machine generated contents note: -- Introduction -- Revising Ecological Modernisation Theory -- Renewable Energy: a new identity and a new industry -- California- The Growth of a Renewables Industry -- USA: Consolidation of a Renewables Industry? -- Germany, Spain, UK, Australia and China -- Conclusion.
"Develops a new theory of 'identity' ecological modernization (EM), to analyse renewable history and policy development in many of the world's states which are leading the drive to install renewable energy. 'Identity EM' concerns how an industry has arisen allied to environmental NGOs to challenge the ascendancy of conventional energy technologies"--
Hardcover
9780230224261 (hardback)
2011002018
Renewable energy sources. Energy development. Energy policy. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Environmental Policy POLITICAL SCIENCE / Globalization POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / National