Geothermal Energy and Society

✍ Scribed by Adele Manzella, Agnes Allansdottir, Anna Pellizzone

• Publisher: Springer International Publishing
• Year: 2019
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 301
• Series: Lecture Notes in Energy 67
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book addresses the societal aspects of harnessing geothermal resources for different uses, such as power production, heating and cooling. It introduces a theoretical framework for a social scientific approach to the field, and presents a preliminary collection of empirical case studies on geothermal energy and society from across the world. By providing a conceptual and methodological framework to the study of geothermal energy and societies, it brings together information and analyses in the field that to date have been sparse and fragmented.

The contributors explore the diverse aspects of the relationship between the harnessing of geothermal resources and the societies and local communities in which these developments take place. After introducing geothermal technologies, renewable energy concepts as well as their social and policy context and the regulative and environmental aspects of geothermal energy, the book analyzes and discusses twelve global case studies, and compares the social engagement tools applied with those used in other sectors.

Of interest to researchers from a range of disciplines who wish to explore the issues surrounding energy and society, it is also a valuable resource for geothermal experts and postgraduate students wish to study the field in greater detail.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter ....Pages i-xxi
General Introduction to Geothermal Energy (Adele Manzella)....Pages 1-18
Policy and Regulatory Aspects of Geothermal Energy: A European Perspective (Philippe Dumas)....Pages 19-37
Business Strategies in Geothermal Energy Market: A Citizens-Based Perspective (Michele Contini, Eleonora Annunziata, Francesco Rizzi, Marco Frey)....Pages 39-53
Geothermal Energy and Public Engagement (Agnes Allansdottir, Anna Pellizzone, Alessandro Sciullo)....Pages 55-65
Drawing the Picture: Public Engagement Experiences as Tools Towards an Emerging Framework (Anna Pellizzone, Agnes Allansdottir)....Pages 67-70
An Application of Social Science to Inform the Stakeholder Engagement of an Emerging Geothermal Industry in Australia (Simone Carr-Cornish, Lygia Romanach, Cameron Huddlestone-Holmes)....Pages 71-90
Public Perception Regarding Deep Geothermal Energy and Social Acceptability in the Province of Québec, Canada (Michel Malo, Frédéric Malo, Karine Bédard, Jasmin Raymond)....Pages 91-103
Geothermal Energy in France. A Resource Fairly Accepted for Heating but Controversial for High-Energy Power Plants (Philippe Chavot, Anne Masseran, Cyrille Bodin, Yeny Serrano, Jean Zoungrana)....Pages 105-122
Social Aspects of Geothermal Energy in Greece (Spyridon Karytsas, Olympia Polyzou, Constantine Karytsas)....Pages 123-144
Taming the Elements—The Use of Geothermal Energy in Iceland (Örn D. Jónsson, Bjarni F. Karlsson, Rögnvaldur J. Saemundsson)....Pages 145-158
Geothermal Resources in Italy: Tracing a Path Towards Public Engagement (Anna Pellizzone, Agnes Allansdottir, Adele Manzella)....Pages 159-178
Issues Around Geothermal Energy and Society in Japan (Kasumi Yasukawa)....Pages 179-191
New Zealand’s Public Participation in Geothermal Resource Development (Katherine Luketina, Phoebe Parson)....Pages 193-216
The Philippine Experience in Geothermal Energy Development (Marnel Arnold Ratio, Jillian Aira Gabo-Ratio, Anna Leah Tabios-Hillebrecht)....Pages 217-238
Geothermal Energy in Switzerland: Highlighting the Role of Context (Olivier Ejderyan, Franziska Ruef, Michael Stauffacher)....Pages 239-257
Turkey—Pitching Forward to Energy Independency (Melek Akca Prill)....Pages 259-277
Back Matter ....Pages 279-288

✦ Subjects

Energy; Renewable and Green Energy; Energy Policy, Economics and Management; Natural Resource and Energy Economics; Building Physics, HVAC; Environmental Sociology; Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences