The Routledge Research Companion to Energy Geographies

Energy has become a central concern of many strands of geographical inquiry, from global climate change to the effects of energy decisions on our lives. However, many aspects of the ‘black box’ of relationships at the energy-society interface remain unopened, especially in terms of the spatial underpinnings of energy production and consumption within nations, cities and regions. Debates focusing on the location and nature of energy flows frequently fail to consider the multiple geographical networks that illustrate and explain the distribution of fuels and services around the world. Providing an integrated perspective on the complex interdependencies between energy and geography, The Routledge Research Companion to Energy Geographies offers a timely conceptual framework to study the multiple facets of energy geography, including security, space and place, planning, environmental science, economics and political science. Illustrating how a geographic approach towards energy can aid decision-making pathways in the domains of social justice and environment, this book provides insights that will help move the international community toward greater cooperation, stability, and sustainability.

Introduction Stefan Bouzarovski, Martin J. Pasqualetti and Vanesa Castan Broto Part 1: Energy territories and transitions Introduction Stefan Bouzarovski 1. New geographies of the Texas energy revolution Christian Brannstrom and Matthew Fry 2. A Study of technology and policy in liquid biofuel production in the United States Peter Kedron and Sharmistha Bagchi-Sen 3. New perspectives on an ancient energy resource: biomass, bioenergy, and emerging bio-economies Kirby Calvert, Kean Birch, Warren Mabee 4. The changing landscape of biofuels: A global review Barry D. Solomon and J. Brad Barnett 5. Geographical pivots and 21st century Eurasian energy flows: an energy heartland from the Arctic to Central Asia Jessica K. Graybill 6. Mobile energy and obdurate infrastructure: Distant carbon and the making of modern Europe Corey Johnson 7. Emerging countries, cities and energy: questioning transitions Sylvy Jaglin and Éric Verdeil 8. Geographies of energy intermediation and governance in the context of low carbon transitions Ralitsa Hiteva Part 2: Energy Landscapes and the Public Introduction Martin J. Pasqualetti 9. The re-scaling of energy politics: UK nuclear facility siting in historical context Karen Bickerstaff and Phil Johnstone 10. Re-framing the shale decision: How do we evaluate regional costs and benefits? Susan Christopherson 11. Siting dynamics in energy transitions: how generating electricity from natural gas saves cherished landscapes Richard Cowell 12. Experiencing citizen deliberation over energy infrastructure siting: a mixed method evaluative study Patrick Devine-Wright and Matthew Cotton 13. Under the curse of coal: mined-out identity, environmental injustice and alternative futures for coal energy landscapes Bohumil Frantál* 14. Construction of hydropower landscapes through local discourses: a case study from Andalusia (Southern Spain) Marina Frolova 15. Finding locations for endurably objectionable energy-related facilities: The CLAMP policy Michael R. Greenberg, Molly Coon, Matthew Camp and Jennifer Whytlaw Part 3: Relational perspectives and the Politics of Energy Introduction Vanesa Castan Broto 16. Governing transitions in energy demand Catherine Butler and Karen Parkhill 17. Embedding energy transitions in the community Sara Fuller 18. Energy and place-making in informal settlements: a view from Cape Town Scott Jiusto and Stephen M. McCauley 19. The energy geographies of incremental infrastructures in Ga Mashie, Accra Jonathan Silver 20. Exhaustible-renewable wind power Alain Nadaï and Olivier Labussière 21. Conflictive energy landscapes: Petrocasas and the petrochemical revolution in Venezuela Elvin Delgado 22. A Luta Continua: Contending high and low carbon energy transitions in Mozambique Joshua Kirshner 23. The politics of forests: Community dimensions of energy resource use Saska Petrova

Stefan Bouzarovski is Professor of Geography at the University of Manchester and Director of the Collaboratory for Urban Resilience and Energy at the Manchester Urban Institute, UK. Martin J Pasqualetti is Professor at the School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning, Arizona State University,USA. Vanesa Castan Broto is Senior Lecturer in the Bartlett Development Planning Unit at University College London, UK.