Smart Energy Technologies in Everyday Life: Smart Utopia?

by Yolande Strengers

Book Overview

The rise of smart energy technologies is transforming all aspects of social life. This innovative book critically interrogates the global utopian vision for smart energy and the ultimate consumer-the Resource Man-who is intended to realise its aims. Delving into domains of everyday life where this vision is largely absent, the book provides a unique conceptualisation of energy and technology in everyday practice. Through a lively analysis of energy...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1137267046
• ISBN13: 9781137267047
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.7" x 8.6"