doi: 10.18178/ijesd.2017.8.9.1036
Energy Landscapes and Environmentality: Boundaries between Discourses and Practices in Energy Governance
Arnoldo Lima
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Fabiano Toni
- Universidade de Brasília, Centro de
Abstract
Energy resources are critical to the developmentof mankind. Different forms of energy governance can promoteinnovative environmental subjectivities, but eventually becomethe stage of constructed rationalities that legitimate thepredatory use of natural resources. Thus, the concept ofenvironmentality is used as a theoretical frame to analyze howdiscourses are used to legitimate the pace, use, and forms ofenergy production. Primary data were collected in two energylandscapes: Gaucho Biodiesel Pole in Brazil, and Eagle FordShale in the United States. Despite distinctive materiality anddifferent governance structures the results pointed to a commontimely environmentalism, based on an empty rhetoric.
Keywords
- Energy landscapes
- governance
- environmentality
- biodiesel
- shale
How to Cite
Arnoldo Lima and Fabiano Toni, "Energy Landscapes and Environmentality: Boundaries between Discourses and Practices in Energy Governance," International Journal of Environmental Science and Development, vol. 8, no. 9, pp. 673-677, 2017. https://doi.org/10.18178/ijesd.2017.8.9.1036
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