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Conflicting imaginaries in the energy transition? Nature and renewable energy in Iceland
Moravian Geographical Reports, 2021 An improved understanding of the geographical unevenness of the global energy transition is important. The concept of ‘sociotechnical imaginaries’ has been used extensively for understanding how desired technology futures are envisioned and ...
Benediktsson Karl
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Physical Constraints on Global Social-Ecological Energy System
Energies, 2021 Energy is the main driver of human Social-Ecological System (SES) dynamics. Collective energy properties of human SES can be described applying the principles of statistical mechanics: (i) energy consumption repartition; (ii) efficiency; (iii ...
Marco Casazza +4 more
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FACETS, 2022 The first draft of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) includes an unprecedented call for states that have ratified the treaty (Parties) to implement measures to maintain and enhance ...
Christopher J. Lemieux +8 more
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Triggering collective action for bio-energy supply chain through contract schemes
, 2016 Innovation in Food ...
Giorgio Schifani +5 more
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Co-construcciones de redes energéticas. Acciones colectivas territoriales en Argentina, siglo XXI
Confins, 2018 Collective actions are taken to overcome problems or to face up to energy challenges. In the interaction of actors involved, energy projects advance.
Silvina Carrizo, Guillermina Jacinto
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Buildings, 2023 Over the past decades, the debate on how to encourage energy efficiency in existing homes has been guided by a technic-economic model that has a strong focus on technologies and cost savings, in which human behavior has been devalued to a narrow ...
Maria Isabel Abreu +2 more
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Cognitive model of collective behavior of distributed intelligent multi-agent systems [PDF]
E3S Web of ConferencesThe goal of this study is to develop a model of collective behavior of intelligent agents based on neurocognitive multi-agent architectures. The consistency of agent behavior is based on a single semantic model that is based on the desire of all agents ...
Pshenokova Inna, Sundukov Zaurbek
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Promoting Energy Efficiency: Barriers, Societal Needs and Policies
Frontiers in Energy Research, 2022 The Climate Change urgency requires a swift reduction of energy consumption. One way to achieve this is through increased energy efficiency. Over the past decades, the debate on how to encourage energy efficiency has been guided by the physical–technical–
Nives Della Valle, Paolo Bertoldi
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Frontiers in Psychology, 2020 This paper presents the results of a qualitative study exploring the role of formal social units in the sustainable energy transition process. A small community in North-east Italy was assumed as case study, in the context of a wider EU-funded research ...
Lorenza Tiberio +5 more
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Barriers and Drivers of Renewable Energy Penetration in Rural Areas
Energies, 2021 The paper deals with the exposition of the main barriers and drivers of renewable energy usage in rural communities. Climate change mitigation is causing governments, policymakers, and international organizations worldwide to embark on policies, leading ...
Dalia Streimikiene +5 more
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