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Mapping energy citizenship in the south of Europe [PDF]

Frontiers in Psychology, 2023
The adoption of new global approaches in the field of energy democratization requires inquiring into how people act to shape the energy system. This is where the concept of energy citizenship (ENCI) appears as a constellation of actors that enable and/or
Adina Claudia Dumitru, Luisa Losada-Puente, Manuel Peralbo, Juan Carlos Brenlla, Nuria Rebollo-Quintela, Manuel García-Fernández   +5 more
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Understanding the role of digitalization and social media on energy citizenship [version 1; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations, 1 not approved] [PDF]

Open Research Europe, 2023
The digitalisation of the energy domain can bring forth numerous aspects of the energy transition that can boost the emergence of energy citizenship, information sharing, and improved decision-making processes. However, this is premised on citizens being
Lurian Klein, Annika Wolff, Ajesh Kumar, Luisa Matos, Bilal Naqvi   +4 more
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Understanding Energy Citizenship: How Cultural Capital Shapes the Energy Transition

Energies, 2023
Community involvement and citizenship have been crucial drivers in energy transitions worldwide. To deepen our understanding of the energy transition and to further promote energy citizenship, we leverage Bourdieu’s concept of cultural capital to shed ...
Sikke R. Jansma, Le Anh Nguyen Long, Dasom Lee   +2 more
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Exploring energy citizenship in the urban heating system with the ‘Walking with Energy’ methodology [PDF]

Energy, Sustainability and Society, 2023
Background Energy citizenship has emerged as a concept which attempts to capture the new role envisaged for urban citizens as engaged and active in the energy transition.
Jenny Palm, Aimee Ambrose
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Creating energy citizenship through material participation. [PDF]

Soc Stud Sci, 2018
Transitions towards low-carbon energy systems will be comprehensive and demanding, requiring substantial public support. One important contribution from STS is to highlight the roles of citizens and public engagement. Until recently, energy users have often been treated as customers and passive market actors, or as recipients of technology at the ...
Ryghaug M, Skjølsvold TM, Heidenreich S.   +2 more
europepmc   +5 more sources

Energy Citizenship in Positive Energy Districts—Towards a Transdisciplinary Approach to Impact Assessment [PDF]

Buildings, 2022
It is commonly assumed by the projects demonstrating concepts for positive energy districts in cities across Europe that citizens want and need to be involved in the development of these concepts as an essential condition for positive energy districts to
Mark van Wees, Beatriz Pineda Revilla, Helena Fitzgerald, Dirk Ahlers, Natalia Romero, Beril Alpagut, Joke Kort, Cyril Tjahja, Gabi Kaiser, Viktoria Blessing, Lia Patricio, Sander Smit   +11 more
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Sustaining energetic communities: energy citizenship and participation in an age of upheaval and transition [PDF]

Scientific Reports
The human use of energy is inherently understood and experienced through socially constructed frameworks. However, the degree of engagement with this topic on the part of humanities and the social sciences has until recently been uneven at best.
Breffní Lennon, Niall Dunphy
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Energy Citizenship in New Energy Concepts [PDF]

The 9th Annual Edition of Sustainable Places (SP 2021), 2021
It is assumed by the projects demonstrating Positive Energy District (PED) concepts in cities across Europe that citizens should want and need to be involved in the development of new energy concepts, such as PEDs for these concepts to be deployed successfully.
Mark van Wees, Beatriz Pineda Revilla, Helena Fitzgerald, Dirk Ahlers, Natalia Romero, Beril Alpagut, Joke Kort, Cyril Tjahja, Gabi Kaiser, Viktoria Blessing, Lia Patricio, Sander Smit   +11 more
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Collective energy actions to pursue a just transition.

European Journal of Spatial Development
The EU recent energy policies aim to rapidly transition to a sustainable and citizen-centric energy system. However, most regulations do not fully acknowledge the social aspect of the energy transition.
Martina Massari, Saveria Olga Murielle Boulanger, Danila Longo   +2 more
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Towards Energy Citizenship for a Just and Inclusive Transition: Lessons Learned on Collaborative Approach of Positive Energy Districts from the EU Horizon2020 Smart Cities and Communities Projects

Proceedings, 2021
To achieve the “well below 2 degrees” targets, a new ecosystem needs to be defined where citizens become more active, co-managing with relevant stakeholders, the government, and third parties. This means moving from the traditional concept of citizens-as-
Rosamaria Olivadese, Beril Alpagut, Beatriz Pineda Revilla, Jeroen Brouwer, Vasiliki Georgiadou, Alexander Woestenburg, Mark van Wees   +6 more
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