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This book aims to provide a global perspective on energy poverty, with the aid of novel theoretical approaches that disturb entrenched scientific preconceptions and policy prescriptions. We are particularly interested in deepening existing conceptualizations of the systemic drivers of energy poverty...

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Main Author: Thomson, Harriet (auth)
Other Authors: Petrova, Saska (auth), Bouzarovski, Stefan (auth), Simcock, Neil (auth)
Format: Book Chapter
Published: Taylor & Francis 2018
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