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A multi-scale examination of public discourse on energy sustainability in Italy: Empirical evidence and policy implications
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- Elsevier Ltd, 2018.
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Abstract
- Transition towards low-carbon societies requires multi-scalar and coordinated actions. It implies top-down and bottom-up processes of translation connecting supra-national regulations and targets, with policies and discourses enacted at the national and local level. However, there is a dearth of research analysing the coordination among different scales. The present paper explores how alternative views associated with energy sustainability are translated, supported or resisted, across different scales. Data were collected at a national, regional and local level in Italy. Political debates and newspaper reports, as well as interviews with key local informants, were analysed. The findings indicate elements of coherence as well as tensions and inconsistencies between discourses on energy sustainability taking place at different scales, corresponding to diverse models of governance and policy scenarios. The results suggest the need for a better coordination between centralised and decentralised energy policies; the need to recognise and address bottom-up inputs and concerns into national/regional strategies; and the need for enhancing participation and public engagement in energy governance.
- Subjects :
- Monitoring
020209 energy
Energy (esotericism)
02 engineering and technology
010501 environmental sciences
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
Energy transition
Public administration
01 natural sciences
Energy policy
Public engagement
Politics
Political science
Energy citizenship
Energy discourses
Multi-scalar approach
Energy (all)
0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering
Empirical evidence
0105 earth and related environmental sciences
Policy and Law
Corporate governance
Management
General Energy
Scale (social sciences)
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....ad85dc309c06b26ab0265ed2a241ece6