Decentralizing Energy Decisions
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Author_Ellis Cose
Burlington County
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Clinch River Breeder Reactor
Community Energy Planning
Community Energy Program
Community Energy Projects
Community Services Administration
community-based energy decision making
Development Corporation
Energy Conservation
Energy Developers
Energy Futures
Energy Policy
energy policy analysis
Energy Resources
Energy Source
Energy System
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federalism and energy regulation
Informed Person
Local Energy Planning
local governance energy
Local Ramifications
Multinational Oil Corporations
municipal energy planning
new federalism
Oil Vulnerability
OPEC Embargo
political decentralization
Reagan administration policies
resource allocation strategies
Secure Sources
small-scale energy systems
small-scale technologies
Solar Energy Research Institute
State Energy Office
Water Heaters
Product details
- ISBN 9780367017132
- Weight: 440g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 07 Jun 2019
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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Decision making about energy has come to epitomize a larger struggle taking place in U.S. society--a struggle for control over individual destiny, economic resources, and the shaping of society itself. A host of ideologies has been spawned, new federalism and new populism among them. Many activist groups argue that making decisions about resources can be a first step in helping people gain control of their lives. Focusing on the issues surrounding the control of energy and discussing the limitations and advantages of dealing with the energy problem at the local level, the author examines the proposition that granting control over decision making to cities, states, or regions rather than to the federal government can positively affect public confidence, as well as result in more efficient energy planning. Mr. Cose discusses the various interpretations of decentralization; the relationship between decentralization and small-scale technologies; the overlapping and opposing interests of governments, consumers, and corporations; and the extent to which local governments and political structures are prepared to deal with an issue that is traditionally outside of their sphere. The author supports his analysis by looking at specific municipal governments and their attempts, successes, and failures to respond to the energy crisis. He also analyzes the particular problems of community projects. Throughout the book he comments on the effect that Reagan administration policies have had on decision making about energy at all levels of government nationwide.
Previously a journalist with the Chicago Sun Times, the Detroit Free Press, and USA Today, Mr. Cose holds an M.A. in science, technology., and public policy from George Washington University and is currently president of the Institute for Journalism Education at the University of California, Berkeley. He is the author of Energy and the Urban Crisis and the editor of Energy and Equity: Some Social Concerns.
