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Kategorie Textpublikation
Referenztyp Zeitschriften
DOI 10.1177/1075547012469184
Titel (primär) Old science fiction, new inspiration: communicating unknowns in the utilization of geothermal energy
Autor Gross, M.
Quelle Science Communication
Erscheinungsjahr 2013
Department SUSOZ
Band/Volume 35
Heft 6
Seite von 810
Seite bis 818
Sprache englisch
Keywords communicating ignorance; energy transition; geothermal energy; renewable energy; risk; science fiction
UFZ Querschnittsthemen RU6;
Abstract Although it is implicitly acknowledged that many aspects of contemporary geothermal energy utilization are shrouded in ignorance, this is rarely appreciated or in any way well communicated. Using Jules Verne’s science fiction novel A Journey to the Center of the Earth as a means to highlight the inevitable normality
of knowledge gaps and uncertainty, certain aspects are discussed that can be applied to communication strategies regarding the unknown in current geothermal energy utilization. This may be important given that risk assessments can often not be communicated meaningfully to citizens and decision makers.
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Gross, M. (2013):
Old science fiction, new inspiration: communicating unknowns in the utilization of geothermal energy
Sci. Commun. 35 (6), 810 - 818