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Sustainable Energy Transitions

Socio-Ecological Dimensions of Decarbonization

Palgrave Macmillan

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  • Introduces the key concepts of sustainable energy transitions
  • Integrates energy concepts from sustainability studies and the social sciences
  • Includes the most recent discussions on key policies facing renewable energy issues
  • Utilizes international case studies, many of which will be first- hand accounts from the author’s research

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XV
  2. Energy Transitions

    • Dustin Mulvaney
    Pages 1-32
  3. Fundamentals of Energy Science

    • Dustin Mulvaney
    Pages 33-51
  4. Energy and the Social Sciences

    • Dustin Mulvaney
    Pages 53-80
  5. Energy and the Environment I: Fossil Fuels

    • Dustin Mulvaney
    Pages 81-108
  6. Sustainable Energy Indicators

    • Dustin Mulvaney
    Pages 145-167
  7. Low-Carbon Electricity Systems

    • Dustin Mulvaney
    Pages 169-182
  8. Low-Carbon Mobility

    • Dustin Mulvaney
    Pages 183-206
  9. Low Carbon Industries and the Built Environment

    • Dustin Mulvaney
    Pages 207-216
  10. Sustainable and Just Energy Strategies

    • Dustin Mulvaney
    Pages 217-233
  11. Back Matter

    Pages 235-243

About this book

This textbook introduces the key concepts that underpin sustainable energy transitions. Starting with the basic biophysical principles, current sources and environmental consequences of existing energy resource use, the book takes readers through the key questions and topics needed to understand, prescribe, and advocate just and sustainable energy solutions. 


The interdisciplinary nature of the book aims to build bridges across the social and natural sciences and humanities, bringing together perspectives, ideas and concepts from engineering, economics, and life cycle assessment to sociology, political science, anthropology, policy studies, the humanities, arts, and some interdisciplinary thinkers that defy categories. This accessible approach fills the gap for a textbook that integrates sustainability science and engineering studies with strong empirical social science and it will be a useful tool to anyone interested in the socio-ecological dimensions of energy system transitions. 


Authors and Affiliations

  • San José State University, San José, USA

    Dustin Mulvaney

About the author

Dustin Mulvaney is Professor in the Environmental Studies Department at San José State University, USA. His contributions to research in political ecology and science & technology studies include work on environmental justice, solar energy commodity chains, and public lands and energy development in the American West. He has published across a wide variety of journals and is the author of Solar Power: Innovation, Sustainability, Environmental Justice (2019).

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eBook USD 49.99
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  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 64.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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