Energy and Economic Growth: Why we need a new pathway to prosperity
Author:   Timothy J. Foxon (University of Sussex, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9781138669284


Pages:   188
Publication Date:   17 October 2017
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Timothy J. Foxon (University of Sussex, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.530kg
ISBN:  

9781138669284


ISBN 10:   1138669288
Pages:   188
Publication Date:   17 October 2017
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Part I: Key issues 1. Introduction – Challenges of climate change and economic growth. 2. What is energy and why is it important for the economy? 3. Assessing the role of energy in long-term industrial change. Part II: Long waves of energy-industrial change 4. Pre-industrial energy systems. 5. The first industrial revolution – water and steam power. 6. Electrification and the rise of oil. 7. Rise of the consumer society. Part III: Implications for economic development 8. Energy and economic growth – a positive feedback system. 9. Insights for a low carbon energy transformation. Part IV: Future challenges 10. Future energy pathways and issues. 11. Economic growth and beyond. 12. Can we rise to the challenge?

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Timothy J. Foxon is Professor of Sustainability Transitions at SPRU (Science Policy Research Unit), University of Sussex, UK. He previously held academic and research positions on sustainability and innovation at the University of Leeds, University of Cambridge and Imperial College London. He has a PhD in theoretical physics from the University of Cambridge.

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