Acknowledgements List of Tables Notes on the Contributors Introduction: The Changing Politics of ... more Acknowledgements List of Tables Notes on the Contributors Introduction: The Changing Politics of Gender Equality E.Breitenbach, A.Brown, F.Mackay & J.Webb The Political Meanings of the Equal Opportunities Project I.Forbes The Politics of 'Mainstreaming' Gender Equality T.Rees Divide and be Ruled? Multiple Discrimination and the Concept of Social Exclusion B.Bagilhole Equality, Opportunity and Difference: The Limits of the Diversity Paradigm D.Mason Managerialism, Modernization and Marginalization: Equal Opportunities and Institutional Change J.Newman Gender Politics in the 'New' NHS A.Coyle Categories of Exclusion: 'Race', Gender and the Micro-social in Social Services Departments G.Lewis Women and Local Government: Dialogue, Deliberation and Diversity M.Scott Life After the GLC: Local Government and the Equalities Agenda in England M.Wright Equalities Work: The Implications of 'Best Value' Requirements E.Kelly Notes Bibliography Index
The COP-26 United Nations Climate Change meeting, scheduled to be held in Glasgow in 2021, is an ... more The COP-26 United Nations Climate Change meeting, scheduled to be held in Glasgow in 2021, is an important step in the world’s attempt to deal with the climate emergency arising from increasing greenhouse gas emissions. Here we look at how society has responded to the Covid-19 emergency and compare it with the response to the climate change emergency, the latter based on our experience of a Royal Society of Edinburgh Inquiry on climate change published nearly ten years ago (RSE, 2011). With reference to Covid-19, civil society’s response to the lockdown showed the power of clear political leadership and also the willingness of people to work together. On the negative side, the UK national test and trace system struggled because of a disconnect between national and regional activities. In our climate change report, we identified similar organisational barriers that were impeding a move towards a low-carbon future, especially the lack of responsibilities and powers at a city regional ...
About the book: Minimising the most severe risks of climate change means ending societal dependen... more About the book: Minimising the most severe risks of climate change means ending societal dependence on fossil fuels, and radically improving the efficiency with which we use all energy sources. Such deliberate transformative change is, however, without precedent. Sustainable Urban Energy Policy debates the major public issue of developing a sustainable, clean and affordable energy system by adopting a distinctive focus on heating in cities. In this way, the book constructs an original account of clean energy policy, politics and provision, grounded in new empirical data derived from case studies of urban and multi-level governance of sustainable heat and energy saving in the UK and Europe. Offering an original conceptual framework, this study builds on socio-technical studies, economic and urban sociology, human geography, applied economics and policy studies in order to understand energy governance and systemic change in energy provisions. This book is a valuable resource for students and academics in the areas of Science and Technology Studies, Sociology, Geography (Urban Studies) and Political Economy as well as energy policy makers, social housing providers and energy practitioners.
Acknowledgements List of Tables Notes on the Contributors Introduction: The Changing Politics of ... more Acknowledgements List of Tables Notes on the Contributors Introduction: The Changing Politics of Gender Equality E.Breitenbach, A.Brown, F.Mackay & J.Webb The Political Meanings of the Equal Opportunities Project I.Forbes The Politics of 'Mainstreaming' Gender Equality T.Rees Divide and be Ruled? Multiple Discrimination and the Concept of Social Exclusion B.Bagilhole Equality, Opportunity and Difference: The Limits of the Diversity Paradigm D.Mason Managerialism, Modernization and Marginalization: Equal Opportunities and Institutional Change J.Newman Gender Politics in the 'New' NHS A.Coyle Categories of Exclusion: 'Race', Gender and the Micro-social in Social Services Departments G.Lewis Women and Local Government: Dialogue, Deliberation and Diversity M.Scott Life After the GLC: Local Government and the Equalities Agenda in England M.Wright Equalities Work: The Implications of 'Best Value' Requirements E.Kelly Notes Bibliography Index
The COP-26 United Nations Climate Change meeting, scheduled to be held in Glasgow in 2021, is an ... more The COP-26 United Nations Climate Change meeting, scheduled to be held in Glasgow in 2021, is an important step in the world’s attempt to deal with the climate emergency arising from increasing greenhouse gas emissions. Here we look at how society has responded to the Covid-19 emergency and compare it with the response to the climate change emergency, the latter based on our experience of a Royal Society of Edinburgh Inquiry on climate change published nearly ten years ago (RSE, 2011). With reference to Covid-19, civil society’s response to the lockdown showed the power of clear political leadership and also the willingness of people to work together. On the negative side, the UK national test and trace system struggled because of a disconnect between national and regional activities. In our climate change report, we identified similar organisational barriers that were impeding a move towards a low-carbon future, especially the lack of responsibilities and powers at a city regional ...
About the book: Minimising the most severe risks of climate change means ending societal dependen... more About the book: Minimising the most severe risks of climate change means ending societal dependence on fossil fuels, and radically improving the efficiency with which we use all energy sources. Such deliberate transformative change is, however, without precedent. Sustainable Urban Energy Policy debates the major public issue of developing a sustainable, clean and affordable energy system by adopting a distinctive focus on heating in cities. In this way, the book constructs an original account of clean energy policy, politics and provision, grounded in new empirical data derived from case studies of urban and multi-level governance of sustainable heat and energy saving in the UK and Europe. Offering an original conceptual framework, this study builds on socio-technical studies, economic and urban sociology, human geography, applied economics and policy studies in order to understand energy governance and systemic change in energy provisions. This book is a valuable resource for students and academics in the areas of Science and Technology Studies, Sociology, Geography (Urban Studies) and Political Economy as well as energy policy makers, social housing providers and energy practitioners.
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