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在众多“能源与社会”的论著中,戴维·奈的《消费能源:美国能源的社会史》,从文化和社会建构的视角,系统地描述了美国能源体系的六次转型,并生动细致地描绘了能源塑造的现代生活,也对技术的社会后果展开讨论。本书的构思与写作,正值美国20世纪70年代石油危机爆发后,公众开始对建立在高能耗经济的消费社会进行批判和反思。如何将化石能源转变成低能耗和环境友好的新能源,也成为本书的核心关注议题之一。如今,新的电子能源(electronic energy)替代化石能源的趋势已经变得越来越明显,但第六次能源转变的动力依然没有获得很好解释。评论和解读本书的意义,不仅在于了解美国能源体系演变的知识,也能够促进我们思考自己的能源问题。
In numerous articles on “Energy and Society,” David Nye’s “Consumer Energy: The Social History of American Energy,” systematically describes the six transformations of the US energy system from a cultural and social perspective Vivid and meticulous depiction of the modern life shaped by energy and the discussion of the social consequences of technology. The book’s conception and writing, just as the United States in the 1970s after the outbreak of the oil crisis, the public began to criticize and reflect on the consumer society based on high energy consumption economy. How to transform fossil fuels into new energy with low energy consumption and environment-friendlyness has also become one of the core issues of concern in this book. Today, the trend of new electronic energy alternatives to fossil fuels has become more apparent, but the power of the sixth energy shift is still not well explained. Commenting and Interpreting This book is not only about understanding the evolution of the US energy system but also about thinking about our own energy issues.