LAST CALL
CALL FOR CHAPTER PROPOSALS
Proposal Submission Deadline: June 15, 2010
Sustainable Systems and Energy Management
at the Regional Level: Comparative Approaches
A book edited by Dr. Marco Tortora
University of Florence, Italy
To be published by IGI Global: http://www.igi-global.com/requests/details.asp?ID=843
Introduction
In our time scholars, depending upon their field, do not always take a systemic and
comparative look at energy and environmental issues, especially at the regional and
national levels. Doing this from a triple perspective framework can help different
disciplines communicate and be helpful for managers, politicians, and all those
stakeholders involved in energy and environment systems. Starting from the concept of
sustainability and energy management policies, this book will adopt a systemic,
comparative and multidimensional perspective to develop an understanding of the
possible relationships between the energy and environment fields, and what kind of
impacts and effects they have on different sectors and actors. Three areas and their
possible connections will be studied: regulation systems, facilitation policies, and
communication policies. Therefore, this book sets out to explore the concept of
sustainable systems with the aim to discuss, rather than to answer, the overall question
of how it is possible, in a global world, for a regional system, to be environmental
sustainable and energy efficient in a long term and how this impacts on the choices,
strategies and behaviors of managers, politicians, and citizens.
Objective of the Book
This book will aim to provide an interdisciplinary look at all the possible multiple
relationships which exist between energy and the environment. Relevant theoretical
frameworks and the latest empirical research findings in the three areas will be
welcomed. It will be written for researchers, professionals and all those stakeholders
who want to improve their understanding of the following three areas: impacts of
regulation policies; market-facilitations policies; communication models and policies.
Target Audience
This book will be beneficial to scholars, professionals, managers and others working in
organizations, corporations, institutions interested in a deeper understanding of the
possible multiple and multidimensional relationships between sustainable systems,
energy and the environment. Moreover, the book will provide insights and support policy
makers concerned with energy management policies at different scales and in different
fields.
Recommended topics include, but are not limited to, the following areas:
 Globalization of environmental issues and regional and local responsiveness
 Sustainable strategies of public and private actors in regional and
national markets
 Regulation of energy markets and regional competitiveness
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Sustainable businesses and regional competitiveness, competition
between places and the role of policies and regulations
The use of renewable resources in sustainable systems: opportunities for
producers and consumers
Fiscal policies (e.g. customs duties, excise duties, international trade)
and their effects on producers and final users
Role of research and development and technological innovation in
public and private areas
Communication as tool or as social responsiveness and knowledge of
citizens
Sustainable businesses and strategies, promotional activities, CSR,
educational programs, sustainable communication policies, actions of
divulgation and education
Submission Procedure
Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before June 15,
2010, a 2-3 page chapter proposal clearly explaining the mission and
concerns of his or her proposed chapter. Authors of accepted proposals will
be notified by June 30, 2010 about the status of their proposals and sent
chapter guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by
September 1, 2010. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a doubleblind review basis. Contributors may also be requested to serve as reviewers
for this project.
Publisher
This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group
Inc.), publisher of the “Information Science Reference” (formerly Idea Group
Reference), “Medical Information Science Reference,” and “IGI Publishing”
imprints. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit
www.igi-global.com. This publication is anticipated to be released in 2011.
Important Dates:
June 15, 2010:
June 30, 2010:
September 1, 2010:
October 31, 2010:
January 15, 2011:
February 15, 2011:
Proposal Submission Deadline
Notification of Acceptance
Full Chapter Submission
Review Result Returned
Final Chapter Submission
Final deadline
Inquiries and submissions can be forwarded electronically (Word
document) or by mail to:
Dr. Marco Tortora
Department of Economic Sciences
University of Florence
Tel.: +39 055 2658365 • Fax: +39 055 2658124
E-mail: marco.tortora@gmail.com