Sustainable Systems and Energy Management at the Regional Level: Comparative Approaches

Sustainable Systems and Energy Management at the Regional Level: Comparative Approaches

Marco Tortora
Indexed In: INSPEC, SCOPUS
Release Date: November, 2011|Copyright: © 2012 |Pages: 468
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61350-344-7
ISBN13: 9781613503447|ISBN10: 161350344X|EISBN13: 9781613503454
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Description:

Conducting a systematic and comparative review of energy and environmental issues, especially at the regional and national levels, can improve communication among different disciplines and be helpful for managers, politicians, and stakeholders involved in energy and environmental systems.

Sustainable Systems and Energy Management at the Regional Level: Comparative Approaches provides an interdisciplinary look at the possible relationships which exist between energy and the environment. Relevant theoretical frameworks and the latest empirical research findings on the impacts of regulation policies, market-facilitation policies, and communication models and policies are reviewed with the aim of improving understanding and strategy.

Coverage:

The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to:

  • Barriers to Greener Fiscal Measures
  • Climate Change
  • Energy and Socioeconomic Development
  • European Energy Security and Sustainability
  • Geothermal Energy
  • Globalization of Environmental Issues
  • Liquid and Gaseous Biofuels
  • Production and Consumption of Renewable Energy
  • Sustainability in the Energy Sector
  • Sustainable Governance
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Environmental problems, impacting communities and territories all around the world, need answers and solutions based on a common language and shared knowledge to be efficient and sustainable. This book leads readers to adopt a sustainable, holistic, systemic and regional approach. It is important because it poses questions, stimulates discussions among different actors, and challenges different scientific and professional fields in order to offer to next generations a sustainable future.

– Edo Ronchi, Chair of the Sustainable Development Foundation, Italy
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Marco Tortora is Research Fellow at the Department of Economic Sciences, University of Florence, Italy, and Adjunct Professor in International Business and European Business Program Coordinator at Kent State University in Florence, Italy, and Chair of the nonprofit association FAIR Italy. He studied Economics and specialized in International Affairs and Economic Geography. His PhD dissertation, completed at the University of Rome “La Sapienza”, dealt with the geographical and economic analysis of information flows in the media industry. Because of his academic and professional experience, his research interests are in the following areas: sustainability and international business, energy markets and the environment, communication and information. Current and recent research projects include media and information flows, energy markets and environmental regulations, sustainable tourism and the marketing of places, social business and global education.
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Editorial Advisory Board
Barbara Pozzo, University of Insubria, Italy
Francesco Baviera, General Electric Oil and Gas, Italy
Francesca Berti, General Electric Oil and Gas, Spain
  • Julien Chevallier, University Paris Dauphine, France
  • Fabio Corsini, Kent State University, USA
  • Paolo Doccioli, University of Florence, Italy
  • Giuseppe Fiengo, State Attorney’s Office, Italy
  • Leone Martellucci, University of Rome, Italy
  • Maurizio Pernice, Office for the Environment, Italy
  • Clara Pusceddu, University of Sassari, Italy
  • Edo Ronchi, Sustainable Development Foundation, Italy
  • Giuseppe Tortora, Engineer and Consultant in the Energy and Fiscal Area, Italy
  • Marco Tortora, University of Florence, Italy