Social Dimensions of Human-Technology Interaction and Sustainable Energy Communities
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainability in Geographic Science".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (29 February 2020) | Viewed by 8871
Special Issue Editor
Interests: alternative technology adoption; renewable energy technologies; renewable and alternative technology policy; sustainable communities; energy conservation and consumption practices; self-provisioning; environmental education
Special Issue Information
Dear colleagues,
Sustainable energy transitions require rethinking regarding the forms of energy production, scales of production and distribution, and forms of consumption. It also requires rethinking in the scales of decision making and, arguably, requires rethinking regarding the conceptualization and study of human-technology interactions. This Special Issue will focus on human–technology interactions as they relate to energy transitions and sustainable energy communities. Papers may be conceptual or empirical, and may be based on singular or multiple case studies, but they will focus on the intersection of the material with the social as it relates to sustainable energy communities. These papers may examine the experiences of communities seeking to pursue, or successfully pursuing, a sustainable energy transition, or they may focus on the barriers and obstacles faced in this pursuit. Each paper will contribute to a broader understanding of the connections among technologies and societies, and their relevance to the pursuit of more sustainable energy communities.
Dr. Chelsea Schelly
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- human-technology interaction
- sustainable energy communities
- energy transitions
- technology studies
- technology adoption
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