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Mental oil spills Visualizing petroleumscapes to uncover fossil fuel dependence in Stavanger, Norway

Törnqvist, Björk LU (2024) In Master Thesis Series in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science MESM02 20241
LUCSUS (Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies)
Abstract (Swedish)
Given the urgent need to address climate change, it is critical to confront fossil fuel dependency, particularly in the Global North. How fossil fuels are spatially perceived by citizens must be considered to better recognize the ways in which petro-dependency has become embedded in urban spaces. This is imperative to understanding spatio-cultural challenges of implementing green energy transitions. Theoretically, this thesis builds on concepts from energy geographies and petroleumscapes. Centered on Stavanger, Norway’s oil capital, it analyzes how petroleum extraction has produced a particular social-ecological space. Through novel methodologies, this thesis visualizes perceived spatialities of petroleum. Empirically, it demonstrates... (More)
Given the urgent need to address climate change, it is critical to confront fossil fuel dependency, particularly in the Global North. How fossil fuels are spatially perceived by citizens must be considered to better recognize the ways in which petro-dependency has become embedded in urban spaces. This is imperative to understanding spatio-cultural challenges of implementing green energy transitions. Theoretically, this thesis builds on concepts from energy geographies and petroleumscapes. Centered on Stavanger, Norway’s oil capital, it analyzes how petroleum extraction has produced a particular social-ecological space. Through novel methodologies, this thesis visualizes perceived spatialities of petroleum. Empirically, it demonstrates petroleum’s social production of space through its funding of public goods, leading to feelings of petro-sedation among citizens. Furthermore, petroleum creates social inequalities, experienced spatially through unequal housing patterns. These insights contribute to uncovering the obscured, yet all-encompassing influences of petroleum on social-ecological spaces. (Less)
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author
Törnqvist, Björk LU
supervisor
organization
course
MESM02 20241
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
energy geographies, participatory mapping, petroculture, petroleumscape, sustainability science, Stavanger, Norway
publication/series
Master Thesis Series in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science
report number
2024:012
language
English
id
9153507
date added to LUP
2024-05-27 10:17:48
date last changed
2024-05-27 10:17:48
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  abstract     = {{Given the urgent need to address climate change, it is critical to confront fossil fuel dependency, particularly in the Global North. How fossil fuels are spatially perceived by citizens must be considered to better recognize the ways in which petro-dependency has become embedded in urban spaces. This is imperative to understanding spatio-cultural challenges of implementing green energy transitions. Theoretically, this thesis builds on concepts from energy geographies and petroleumscapes. Centered on Stavanger, Norway’s oil capital, it analyzes how petroleum extraction has produced a particular social-ecological space. Through novel methodologies, this thesis visualizes perceived spatialities of petroleum. Empirically, it demonstrates petroleum’s social production of space through its funding of public goods, leading to feelings of petro-sedation among citizens. Furthermore, petroleum creates social inequalities, experienced spatially through unequal housing patterns. These insights contribute to uncovering the obscured, yet all-encompassing influences of petroleum on social-ecological spaces.}},
  author       = {{Törnqvist, Björk}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  series       = {{Master Thesis Series in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science}},
  title        = {{Mental oil spills Visualizing petroleumscapes to uncover fossil fuel dependence in Stavanger, Norway}},
  year         = {{2024}},
}