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INTERGOVERNMENTAL ROLES IN LOCAL ENERGY CONSERVATION: A RESEARCH FRONTIER
Author(s) -
Cigler Beverly A.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
review of policy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.832
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1541-1338
pISSN - 1541-132X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1541-1338.1982.tb00500.x
Subject(s) - frontier , energy conservation , local government , energy (signal processing) , business , energy policy , state (computer science) , environmental resource management , political science , public administration , environmental planning , economics , geography , engineering , renewable energy , statistics , electrical engineering , mathematics , algorithm , computer science , law
This article examines a frontier research area: local energy conservation and intergovernmental relations. The vast potential for financial and energy savings by local governments through energy conservation is contrasted to a significant lack of meaningful programs by reviewing current local programs through examination of research efforts, intergovernmental trends in assistance and the legal foundation for local energy roles. Several items for the energy conservation research agenda are offered, especially a call for more research on the relationship between rising energy prices and development of energy programs. Other research foci are the impacts of intergovernmental technical assistance, organizational structures for incorporating energy conservation concerns into local government, state‐local program coordination, citizen demand for conservation programs and the information dissemination networks in energy policy.