Postgraduate Course: Energy & Society (PGGE11208)
Course Outline
| School | School of Geosciences |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | There is a widely acknowledge 'energy literacy' in society and within the policy and third sector communities. Since 2008, students interest in energy has shot up, and only part of that growing interest can be catered for by existing masters teaching: the vast majority of existing energy teaching at post-graduate level consists of energy engineering degrees. Whilst this offering is technically sound, many of the energy challenges we face in the 21st century are more social than technical. There is a pedagogic imperative to teach students the basic numerical literacy on energy, and to encourage students to look at society through the energy lens and unpack our overdependence on scarce and contested resources, the social impacts of energy provision and the lock-in and externalising effects of energy provision under incumbent energy regimes. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2014/15, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Please contact the School directly for a breakdown of Learning and Teaching Activities |
| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Feedback |
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- To identify and assess the role of access to energy in historical processes of societal change.
- To develop a critical understanding of systemic, institutional and individual challenges to more energy efficient lifestyles.
- To develop skills in measuring, monitoring and evaluating energy use, and use this to develop more energy efficient scenarios.
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Reading List
Chevalier J-M. 2009. The New Energy Crisis:Climate, Economics and Geopolitics. Macmillan, Basingstoke.
Elliott D. 2009. Energy, Society and Environment: Technology for a Sustainable Future. Macmillan, Basingstoke.
Fay J.A. and Golomb D. 2002. Energy and the Environment. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
Goldemberg J. 1996. Energy, Environment and Development. Earthscan, London.
Helm D. (ed.) 2007. The New Energy Paradigm. Oxford University Press,
Oxford.
Fanchi R.J., Tjan Kwang Wei (eds.) 2005. Energy in the 21st Century. World
Scientific, Hackensack, N.J.Illich I. 1974. Energy and Equity. Calder &
Boyars, London
Hughes T.P. 1993 Networks of Power: Electrification in Western Society,
1880-1930. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore
Lovins A.B. 1977. Soft Energy Paths: Toward a Durable Peace. Penguin, London.
Mallon K. (ed.) 2007. Renewable Energy Policy and Politics: A Handbook for Decision- Making. Earthscan, London.
McElroy M. 2010. Energy: Perspectives, Problems, and Prospects. Oxford
University Press, Oxford.
Mitchell, K. 2009. The Political Economy of Sustainable Energy. Macmillan,
Basingstoke.
Muller I. 2007. A History of Thermodynamics: The Doctrine of Energy and Entropy.
Springer, Berlin.
Niele F. 2005. Energy: Engine of Evolution. Elsevier, London.
Nye D.E. 1998. Consuming Power: A Social History of American Energies. MIT
Press, Cambridge, Mass.
Pasqualetti M.J., Gipe P. and Righter R.W.(eds.) 2002. Wind Power in View:
Energy Landscapes in a Crowded World. Academic Press, San Diego.
Smil V. 1994. Energy in World History. Westview Press, Boulder.
Smil V. 2003. Energy at the Crossroads: Global Perspectives and Uncertainties.
MIT Press, Cambridge.
Sudhakara R., Assenza G., Assenza D. and Hasselmann F. 2010. Energy Efficiency
and Climate Change: Conserving Power for a Sustainable Future. Sage, London.
Twidell J. and Weir T. 2006: Renewable Energy Resources. Taylor & Francis,
London.
Wagner H.J. (2008) Energy: The World's Race for Resources in the 21st Century. Haus Publishing Limited, London. |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
energy literacy in daily life; quantitative skills in monitoring of energy use and spread-sheet based modelling; presentation and communication skills. |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Dan Van Der Horst
Tel: (0131 6)51 4467
Email: Dan.vanderHorst@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Olivia Eadie
Tel: (0131 6)51 4657
Email: Olivia.Eadie@ed.ac.uk |
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