Energy Security as a Key Driving Factor for Socioeconomic Development: From Mitigation to Solution

• Other Authors: Pawlowska, Barbara (Editor), Cirella, Giuseppe T. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
• Subjects: Research & information: general; Technology: general issues; innovation capability; spatial association; industry upgrade; Tobit model; intermediary effect; sustainable development; China; container shipping; emissions; maritime transport; sustainable shipping; green shipping; IMO; coal; energy poverty; just transition; women; sustainable development goal; gender; employment; energy burden; peer-to-peer; energy behavior; energy justice; low-income; underserved communities; energy savings; rural-to-urban transition; energy mitigation; urbanization agenda; smart city; energy landscape; urban energy transition; alternative energy technologies; sustainable energy; geopolitical energy change; Central and Eastern Europe; renewable energy; prosumer decision; factor analysis; investment decision; n/a
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This book looks at the increasing demand for energy of contemporary societies and economies from around the world. Energy is the driving force behind development. As such, the future challenge will be not only to meet the rising demand but also to implement less reliance on depleting fossil fuels, w...