Center for Aging Science Seminar: The Socio-Spatial Determinants of Domestic Energy Inequities in Europe
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Center for Aging Science X Division of Environment and Sustainability X Division of Public Policy
Title: The Socio-Spatial Determinants of Domestic Energy Inequities in Europe
Speaker: Prof Stefan Bouzarovski (University of Manchester)
Date: Monday 22 Feb 2021
Time: 430-6 PM
Venue: Via Zoom (meeting ID and passcode will be sent upon successful registration)
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Abstract: In this presentation, I will draw on several interconnected projects and publications to highlight the social, spatial and demographic characteristics of energy end-use in Europe. I focus on energy poverty – a situation characterised by a household’s inability to secure the energy they need in the home in order to live a healthy life and participate in society. I highlight the multi-scalar differences in the drivers, experience and consequences of energy poverty: from the international to the individual level. I draw attention to the common elements of energy inequalities across different contexts, and the implications for global energy and social science research as a whole.
About the speaker: Stefan Bouzarovski is a Professor of Human Geography at the University of Manchester. He is an internationally leading expert in energy poverty and sustainability policy, having written over 120 scientific publications, three single-author monographs, one co-authored textbook and edited four books on these topics. He has led or consulted for over 50 projects on energy justice and urban transformations, with a total value of over 20 million Euro. With more than 25 years of experience in energy inequality measurement, identification, socio-demographics, local, national and international best-practice policy development and evaluation, he has provided expert advice to numerous government bodies as well as the United Nations, World Bank, European Parliament, European Commission, and International Energy Agency. He was named an ‘ordinary hero’ by the European Union Protects Campaign for his efforts to combat poverty and inequality across Europe.
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