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Living in a Low-Carbon Society in 2050

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  • © 2012

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Editors:
  1. Horace Herring

    1. The Open University, UK

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Part of the book series: Energy, Climate and the Environment (ECE)

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Horace Herring
      Pages 1-11

  3. Policy

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 13-13
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    2. What is a Low-Carbon Society?

      • Stephen Peake
      Pages 15-27

    3. Low-Carbon Living in 2050

      • Nicola Hole
      Pages 28-40

    4. What is the Carbon Footprint of a Decent Life?

      • Angela Druckman, Tim Jackson
      Pages 41-59

    5. Transport and Mobility Choices in 2050

      • Stephen Potter
      Pages 60-74

    6. A Low-Carbon Transition

      • Neil Strachan, Timothy J. Foxon
      Pages 75-91

  4. Case Studies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 93-93
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    2. Case Studies in Low-Carbon Living

      • Robin Roy
      Pages 95-120

    3. Designing and Creating my Low-Carbon Home

      • Catherine Mitchell
      Pages 121-128

    4. Land Use Scenario 2050

      • Grace Crabb, Adam Thorogood
      Pages 129-148

    5. Zero-Carbon Britain:Time to say ‘we will’

      • Tanya Hawkes
      Pages 149-163

    6. Low-Carbon Society in Switzerland

      • Bastien Girod
      Pages 164-179

  5. Stories

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 181-181
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    2. Little Greenham

      • James Goodman
      Pages 183-189

    3. The Housing Ladder

      • Roger Levett
      Pages 190-197

    4. The Refugee

      • Tanya Hawkes
      Pages 198-209

    5. The Gun and the Sun

      • Horace Herring
      Pages 210-217

    6. Conclusion

      • Horace Herring
      Pages 218-228
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About this book

Combining theory, case studies and speculative fiction, a range of contributors, from leading UK academics to pioneering renewable activists, create a compelling picture of the potential perks and pitfalls of a low carbon future.

Editors and Affiliations

  • The Open University, UK

    Horace Herring

About the editor

GRACE CRABB Head of Water Systems and Land Management at the Centre for Alternative Technology, UK ANGELA DRUCKMAN Senior Lecturer in Sustainable Energy & Climate Change Mitigation at the University of Surrey, UK TIMOTHY FOXON RCUK Academic Fellow in the Sustainability Research Institute at the University of Leeds, UK BASTIEN GIROD Currently at the Centre for Earth and Sustainability, Utrecht University, The Netherlands JAMES GOODMAN Head of Futures with the independent sustainability experts Forum for the Future, UK TANYA HAWKES Lecturer at the Centre for Alternative Technology, UK NICOLA HOLE PhD student in the energy policy group at the University of Exeter, UK TIM JACKSON Professor of Sustainable Development at the University of Surrey, UK ROGER LEVETT Partner in Levett-Therivel sustainability consultants, UK CATHERINE MITCHELL Professor of Energy Policy at the University of Exeter, UK STEPHEN PEAKE Senior Lecturer in Environmental Technology at the Open University, UK STEPHEN POTTER Professor of Transport Strategy at the Open University, UK ROBIN ROY Professor of Design and Environment at the Open University, UK NEIL STRACHAN Associate Professor in Energy Economics and Modelling at University College London, UK ADAM THOROGOOD works for the Centre for Alternative Technology, UK

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