Includes bibliographical references and index.

Pt. I. Introduction -- pt. II. Energy security issues -- pt. III. Se curity of energy supply -- pt. IV. Security of energy demand -- pt. V. Energy, the environment and security -- pt. VI. Energy and human securi ty -- pt. VII. Conclusions.

This Handbook should be consulted by anybody interested in the issue of energy security. It convincingly demonstrates why the provision of energy is such a contentious issue, addressing the complex interaction of economic, social, environmental, technical and political aspects inv olved. The book is particularly valuable in investigating and highlight ing processes in which (inter)national actors apply this variety of asp ects in (re)constructing their notion of "energy security", its particu lar meaning and the implications thereof. Such understanding of energy security is helpful! Aad F. Correljâe, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands Energy security has for long been treated as an issue o f pure geopolitics. Hugh Dyer and Maria Julia Trombetta aim at broadeni ng energy security debates and extend them to new agendas. Their excell ent Handbook offers a fresh perspective on four crucial dimensions: sup ply, demand, environment and human security. A diverse group of interna tional energy scholars provides for an in-depth and comprehensive analy sis of key contemporary energy problems, ranging from an oil producers perspectives on energy security to ethical dimensions of renewable ener gy and climate governance. Andreas Goldthau, Central European Universit y, Hungary This Handbook brings together energy security experts to exp lore the implications of framing the energy debate in security terms, b oth in respect of the governance of energy systems and the practices as sociated with energy security. The contributors expertly review and ana lyse the key aspects and research issues in the emerging field of energ y security, test the current state of knowledge, and provide suggestion s for reflection and further analysis. This involves providing an accou nt of the multiplicity of discourses and meanings of energy security, a nd contextualizing them. They also suggest a rewriting of energy securi ty discourses and their representation in purely economic terms. This v olume examines energy security and its conceptual and practical challen ges from the perspectives of security of supply, security of demand, en vironmental change and human security. It will prove essential for stud ents in the fields of global, international and national politics of en ergy, economics, and society as well as engineering. It will also appea l to policy practitioners and anybody interested in keeping the lights on, avoiding climate change, and providing a secure future for humanity .