Power Struggles: Dignity, Value, and the Renewable Energy Frontier in Spain

by Jaume Franquesa Bartolome and Jaume Franquesa

Book Overview

Wind energy is often portrayed as a panacea for the environmental and political ills brought on by an overreliance on fossil fuels, but this characterization may ignore the impact wind farms have on the regions that host them. Power Struggles investigates the uneven allocation of risks and benefits in the relationship between the regions that produce this energy and those that consume it.
Jaume Franquesa considers Spain, a country where...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 025303373X
• ISBN13: 9780253033734
• Release Date: April 2018
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher