Preface / 5
Teaching methods / 13
Energy awareness. Being aware of the importance of energy (for our life) / 22
Session 1: Introduction to energy awareness / 25
Session 2: Workshop and role play / 37
Philosophy and Ethics of Energy Development. What are the most general questions concerning our attitudes to energy technologies? / 52
Session 1: Natural sciences, technologies and modern societies / 56
Session 2: The conflict between industrial past and environmental values / 65
Session 3: Energy and ethics / 78
Energy and the public. How societies communicate and decide about energy issues? / 96
Session 1: Public opinion on energy issues in a nutshell / 99
Session 2: Energy governance in the EU and its stakeholders / 108
Session 3: Communication among stakeholders and their participation in the decision-making / 118
Social Impact of Energy Technologies. Assessing Social Impacts through Social Life Cycle Assessment / 139
Session 1: Introduction to SLCA / 142
Session 2: SLCA practical application / 162
Technology Assessment. An approach for organizing societal discourse on innovative energy technologies / 186
Session 1: History and functions of technology assessment / 189
Session 2: Dimensions of technology assessment / 204
Session 3: Actors and methods of technology assessment / 215
Smart metering. Social risk perception and risk governance / 242
Session 1: Smart grids and smart meters / 245
Session 2: Risk perception / 256
Session 3: Risk communication / 270
Session 4: Risk management / 280
Conflict Management. Understanding and managing conflicts about energy technologies / 298
Session 1: Why and how do we talk about technological controversies? / 301
Session 2: Role play panel discussion about a geothermal energy facility / 308
Session 3: Key questions for understanding conflicts and an introduction to conflict management approaches / 315
Decentralized energy systems. Social aspects of energy production and use / 337
Session 1: Innovative Technological Solutions in Energy Production and Distribution / 340
Session 2: Decentralized Energy Systems from Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) perspective / 349
Session 3: Scenario analysis: ‘Road map’ and ‘What if? / 360