Geographies of peak oil: The other carbon problem |
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| Authors: | Gavin Bridge |
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| Institution: | School of Environment and Development, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom |
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| Abstract: | This extended editorial introduction to a themed issue of Geoforum on geographies of peak oil has three objectives. First, it provides a concise account of the ’peak oil’ claim, identifying the key protagonists in the debate, and outlining different stances with regard to the timing, shape and composition (conventional vs. non-conventional hydrocarbons) of the peak. Second, after briefly characterising the limited engagement with peak oil by human geographers, it offers a provisional set of claims about what a geographical analysis of peak oil might yield. Finally, it introduces each of the papers and, in doing so, makes the case for a fuller and more sustained engagement by geography with this ’other carbon problem.’ |
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| Keywords: | Scarcity Oil Peak oil Hydrocarbons Geographies Resources |
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