Perspectives on Energy Poverty in Post-Communist Europe (Routledge Explorations in Energy Studies)

By: George Jiglau and Anca Sinea and Ute Dubois and Philipp Biermann

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Synopsis: This book explores the issue of energy poverty in post-communist Europe and shows how it is viewed and addressed through public policies. Energy poverty is severely affecting many parts of the European Union, but up until now only a few comparative analyses have been developed to understand the phenomenon and its diversity throughout the region. Filling this gap, this volume focuses specifically on the Eastern European region, drawing on contributions that cover a wide range of countries including Germany, Hungary, Poland, and Romania. This region has undergone significant transitions over the past three decades, but, as the contributions demonstrate, it still faces major challenges to providing clean and affordable energy to its citizens and renovating existing housing stock. The chapters explore the extent of energy poverty in each country and examine the drivers, while casting light on how policy-makers tackle the issue through a critical examination of the instruments implemented to help energy poor people. This book will be of great interest to researchers in the fields of energy policy and comparative politics, to policy-makers in post-communist countries and EU institutions, and also to other relevant actors, such as companies and NGOs who focus on issues of energy poverty.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 232 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781000198935
Related ISBNs:: 9780367430528, 9780367560683, 9781003000976
Publisher:: Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:: 10/16/20
Copyrighted By:: George Jiglau, Anca Sinea, Ute Dubois, Philipp Biermann
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Science, Outdoors and Nature, Business and Finance, Earth Sciences
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Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: George Jiglau
Edited by:: Anca Sinea
Edited by:: Ute Dubois
Edited by:: Philipp Biermann