UNDERSTANDING ENERGY POVERTY HOW TO TACKLE IT IN THE WORLD

Course Objectives: The course aims to familiarize students from different backgrounds with the concept of energy poverty and to provide them with the basic knowledge to hone their thinking skills. While providing the knowledge, the course also aims to introduce several experts in the relevant field to students through seminar organizations.

Course Content:

• Introduction to the Energy/Fuel Poverty Concept: Discussing Several Definitions in the World 
• Understanding Energy/Fuel Poverty Definitions in the Context of Its Measurement Methods 
• A Relatively New Measurement Method of Energy Poverty: Multidimensional Energy Poverty Indices
• Factors Influencing Energy/Fuel Poverty
• Negative Consequences of Energy/Fuel Poverty
• Introduction to Recent Concepts in The Literature: Energy Justice and Energy Inequality
• Discussing Welfare, Housing and Energy Policies to Fight Against Energy Poverty 
• Tackling the Problem of Energy Poverty in Turkey and the Other Countries in the World