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Energy and people: considerations for a research programme

Abstract

Energy consumption is closely related to the whole of the consumption cycle. The consumption cycle is a neverending process of accumulation and elimination which is in turn related to the present sociological systems operating in modern industrial countries. Society has produced a complex set of images, symbols, and artificial needs which are all outward signs of a code of value and power. But what the consumer does not realize is that in fact he is possessed by the very objects or values he thinks he owns. These consumer patterns influence energy consumption and energy futures. This paper proposes to explore possible futures taking into account various societal changes within the existing structure and noting that certain behaviors of present marginal groups may prefigure future patterns. The proposals result from a preliminary review of existing research work on the consumption phenomena in relationship with energy use in modern society as presented in papers delivered at the Energy and People Conference, Canberra, 7-9 September 1978.
Authors:
Publication Date:
Jan 01, 1979
Product Type:
Technical Report
Report Number:
NZERDC-P-3
Reference Number:
ERA-07-043801; EDB-82-126183
Subject:
29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOLOGY; CORRELATIONS; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; ENERGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS; RESEARCH PROGRAMS; REVIEWS; DOCUMENT TYPES; 290200* - Energy Planning & Policy- Economics & Sociology; 290300 - Energy Planning & Policy- Environment, Health, & Safety
OSTI ID:
8140707
Research Organizations:
New Zealand Energy Research and Development Committee, Auckland
Country of Origin:
New Zealand
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Other: ON: DE82904644
Availability:
NTIS (US Sales Only), PC A04/MF A01.
Submitting Site:
HEDB
Size:
Pages: 67
Announcement Date:
Jul 01, 1982

Citation Formats

Arnoux, L. Energy and people: considerations for a research programme. New Zealand: N. p., 1979. Web.
Arnoux, L. Energy and people: considerations for a research programme. New Zealand.
Arnoux, L. 1979. "Energy and people: considerations for a research programme." New Zealand.
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title = {Energy and people: considerations for a research programme}
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abstractNote = {Energy consumption is closely related to the whole of the consumption cycle. The consumption cycle is a neverending process of accumulation and elimination which is in turn related to the present sociological systems operating in modern industrial countries. Society has produced a complex set of images, symbols, and artificial needs which are all outward signs of a code of value and power. But what the consumer does not realize is that in fact he is possessed by the very objects or values he thinks he owns. These consumer patterns influence energy consumption and energy futures. This paper proposes to explore possible futures taking into account various societal changes within the existing structure and noting that certain behaviors of present marginal groups may prefigure future patterns. The proposals result from a preliminary review of existing research work on the consumption phenomena in relationship with energy use in modern society as presented in papers delivered at the Energy and People Conference, Canberra, 7-9 September 1978.}
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year = {1979}
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