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Record Nr.

UNINA9910154600003321

Autore

Buzar Stefan <1977-, >

Titolo

Energy poverty in Eastern Europe : hidden geographies of deprivation / / Stefan Buzar

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2016

ISBN

1-315-25650-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (190 pages) : illustrations, maps

Disciplina

333.790947

Soggetti

Energy policy - Europe, Eastern

Power resources - Europe, Eastern

Europe, Eastern Economic integration

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"First published 2007 by Ashgate Publishing"--t.p. verso.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Setting the framework -- 2. Gaps in theory and policy : tracing the roots of energy poverty -- 3. Patterns of domestic energy deprivation across the post-socialist space -- 4. The institutional (re)production of inequality : reconciling energy, welfare and housing reforms -- 5. Layers of vulnerability : towards a socio-demographic profile of the energy poor -- 6. Everyday experiences of inadequate warmth in the home -- 7. Linking conceptual threads, looking towards the future.

Sommario/riassunto

One of the consequences of the post-socialist transformation of Eastern and Central Europe and the Former Soviet Union is the emergence of energy poverty, a condition where households are living in inadequately heated homes. This book provides the first full-length examination of the causes, consequences and patterns of energy poverty in former Communist countries. Based on empirical evidence that spans different spatial contexts and scales and compares these with other parts of the world, the book links household-level deprivation with broader organizational and political dynamics. The book also analyzes the lived experiences of scarcity and marginalization with the aid of two in-depth country studies. Furthermore, it identifies the socio-demographic factors that distinguish energy-poor families from the rest of the population, while stressing the need for a comprehensive range of policy tools to address energy poverty. As the issue of energy supply from the former Soviet



Union is likely to become one of the most important economic and political problems across the whole of Europe within the next couple of decades, the book argues that there is a direct link between the energy crises experienced by the region, and the social aspects of energy use in households.