%T Towards renewable energy economy: Social innovation of grassroots initiatives
%D 2013
%X This thesis applies Vandana Shiva‘s philosophical concept of ‘renewable energy economy’ which proposes to imultaneously carry out two types of actions: a decrease in energy use and consumption, and an increase in creative human energy. By
adopting this framework, this thesis aims to explore the role of social innovation of grassroots initiatives in the sustainability transition towards low carbon rural economy. This thesis uses case study method to source information about a grassroots initiative called ‘Here We Are’ in Cairndow, Scotland. The results of this analysis show that HWA’s technical innovations originate from and are enabled by fundamentally social processes and social practices, such as the characteristics of leadership, group cohesion and cooperation.
%L theses_frw1954
%A Á. Kovács