INTERGOVERNMENTAL ROLES IN LOCAL ENERGY CONSERVATION: A RESEARCH FRONTIER |
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| Authors: | Beverly A. Cigler |
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| Affiliation: | BEVERLY A. CIGLER teaches urban and environmental politics at North Carolina State University. Her recent articles on local energy management, growth management, housing, planning consultants and other topics have appeared in such journals as The Urban Interest, Public Administration Review, Urban Affairs Pwers, Journal of the American Planning Association, and Planning for Higher Education;. |
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| Abstract: | 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. |
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