Bibliograph

Power struggles, dignity, value, and the renewable energy frontier in Spain, Jaume Franquesa

Type

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Power struggles, dignity, value, and the renewable energy frontier in Spain, Jaume Franquesa

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Power struggles

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Jaume Franquesa

Series statement

New anthropologies of Europe

Sub title

dignity, value, and the renewable energy frontier in Spain

Summary

Wind energy is often portrayed as a panacea for the environmental and political ills brought on by an overreliance on fossil fuels, but this characterization may ignore the impact wind farms have on the regions that host them. Power Struggles investigates the uneven allocation of risks and benefits in the relationship between the regions that produce this energy and those that consume it. Jaume Franquesa considers Spain, a country where wind now constitutes the main source of energy production. In particular, he looks at the Southern Catalonia region, which has traditionally been a source of energy production through nuclear reactors, dams, oil refineries, and gas and electrical lines. Despite providing energy that runs the country, the region is still forced to the political and economic periphery as the power they produce is controlled by centralized, international Spanish corporations. Local resistance to wind farm installation in Southern Catalonia relies on the notion of dignity: the ability to live within one's means and according to one's own decisions. Power Struggles shows how, without careful attention, renewable energy production can reinforce patterns of exploitation even as it promises a fair and hopeful future

Target audience

adult

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