Castán Broto, V. and Baker, L. (2018) Spatial adventures in energy studies: An introduction to the special issue. Energy Research and Social Science, 36. pp. 1-10. ISSN 2214-6296
Abstract
This paper has two purposes: first, it makes a case for the development of energy studies perspectives that consider ‘relational space’ as a critical concept organising the provision and use of energy. Second, it presents an overview of this field of research with consideration of the papers included in this special issue. The argument has three parts: first, there is an analysis of the growth of relational perspectives on space and energy looking at current debates within the literature; second, there is an analysis of visual representations of different energy features to demonstrate the empirical importance of a grounded understanding of relational space; third, there is an overview of the papers in this special issue as a means to put forward a diverse research agenda in this area. We conclude that relational perspectives have the potential to inform future energy studies and provide new insights for policy and practice.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2018 Elsevier. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Energy Research & Social Science. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. Article available under the terms of the CC-BY-NC-ND licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
Keywords: | Relational space; Mapping; Visual representations of energy; Energy and everyday life; Energy geographies |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 23 May 2018 14:52 |
Last Modified: | 24 Nov 2018 01:39 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2017.11.002 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.erss.2017.11.002 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:131037 |