Overview
- Provides a synthesis of the current literature on energy-efficiency in buildings
- States policy recommendations and regulations on the diffusion of energy-efficient renovations
- Presents a generic model of the diffusion of sustainability technologies
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Energy (LNEN, volume 14)
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction: Questions and Approach of the Study
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Analytical Perspectives: Toward a Systemic Model of the Societal Problem Situation
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Results: A Synthetic Model for Policy Analysis
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Discussion and Conclusions
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About this book
Accelerating the diffusion of energy-efficient renovations is a key policy lever in order to reduce the environmental impact of buildings. This book provides a broad, systemic perspective on the causes of the diffusion of energy-efficient renovations in Switzerland and policy recommendations for accelerating the diffusion process. Specifically, the book provides a description of the societal problem situation within which the diffusion process takes place and an analysis of the actors involved. It provides a detailed explanation of the causes of the diffusion process that synthesizes insights from the engineering, economics, marketing, sociology, communication studies and political science literature. It employs the System Dynamics methodology to simulate the diffusion process and analyze policy levers. The book proposes two regulations and a sketch of a business model as particularly promising public policy interventions. It concludes with an outline of a generic theory of the diffusion of sustainable technologies.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Diffusion Dynamics of Energy-Efficient Renovations
Book Subtitle: Causalities and Policy Recommendations
Authors: Matthias otto Müller
Series Title: Lecture Notes in Energy
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-37175-2
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Energy, Energy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2013
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-37174-5Published: 18 November 2013
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-52373-5Published: 27 September 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-37175-2Published: 01 November 2013
Series ISSN: 2195-1284
Series E-ISSN: 2195-1292
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 342
Number of Illustrations: 11 b/w illustrations, 70 illustrations in colour
Topics: Energy Efficiency, Building Construction and Design, Sustainable Development