The mediating role of social workers in the implementation of regional policies targeting energy poverty

Scarpellini, Sabina (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Sanz Hernández, Alexia (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Llera Sastresa, Eva María (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Aranda Usón, Juan ; López Rodríguez, María Esther (Universidad de Zaragoza)

Resumen: This paper aims to provide a socio-political reflection of the role played by social workers in regional policies and of the real needs of households affected by energy poverty. The paper also examines the impact of technical-specialised training on the ability of social workers to prevent and mitigate conditions of household energy poverty in Europe.
The adoption of a research-action-participation methodological framework and a training research approach has permitted the opinions of social workers to be collected through surveys, and their central role in implementing regional policies to be highlighted. The conclusions obtained have made possible the construction of a self-diagnosis and data-collection tool which increases the ability of social workers to mediate and implement urgent mitigation measures for energy poverty.
Finally, regional policies which aim to mitigate household energy poverty are examined from the professional perspective of social workers.

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2017.03.068

Año: 2017

Publicado en: ENERGY POLICY 106 (2017), 367-375
ISSN: 0301-4215

Factor impacto JCR: 4.039 (2017)

Categ. JCR: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES rank: 46 / 241 = 0.191 (2017) - Q1 - T1
Categ. JCR: ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES rank: 13 / 108 = 0.12 (2017) - Q1 - T1
Categ. JCR: ECONOMICS rank: 16 / 353 = 0.045 (2017) - Q1 - T1
Categ. JCR: ENERGY & FUELS rank: 28 / 97 = 0.289 (2017) - Q2 - T1

Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 1.994 - Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law (Q1) - Energy (miscellaneous) (Q1)

Tipo y forma: Article (PostPrint)

Área (Departamento): Área Sociología (Dpto. Psicología y Sociología)
Área (Departamento): Área Máquinas y Motores Térmi. (Dpto. Ingeniería Mecánica)
Área (Departamento): Área Economía Finan. y Contab. (Dpto. Contabilidad y Finanzas)