On the Sidelines of the Energy Transition? Firewood at the Crossroads of Domestic Use, Market Logic, and Local Policies

En marge de la transition énergétique ? Le bois-bûche, entre univers domestique, logique de marché et politiques territoriales

Sandrine Allain (), Lucas Lopez-Dovina, Bastien Fatigon and Fabien Bourhis
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Sandrine Allain: UR LESSEM - Laboratoire des EcoSystèmes et des Sociétés en Montagne - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement - Fédération OSUG - Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers de Grenoble - UGA - Université Grenoble Alpes
Lucas Lopez-Dovina: LISIS - Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire Sciences, Innovations, Sociétés - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement - Université Gustave Eiffel
Bastien Fatigon: UGA - Université Grenoble Alpes

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Abstract: Using the case study of the Chartreuse, we try to understand how and why the firewood sector evolves distinctly from other forms of wood energy. On the one hand, firewood is undergoing complex political and economic changes due to its ambiguous status as a renewable energy, inexpensive fuel, but also a polluting source. On the other hand, firewood producers deal with constraints of access and exploitation of mountain forests and rely on habits and proximity principles to organize their activity, rather than profit maximization logics. Finally, looking at consumers, a portion of them have new requirements (quality, quantity, and practicality) for wood logs, which is due to habitat constraints (small storing space) and the use of high-performance heating equipment. This new demand, stimulated by public policies, constitutes a driver of change in the "physiognomy" of the firewood sector.

Keywords: Socio-ecological economics; Ecological planning; Parc Naturel Régional de Chartreuse; Urban-mountain relations and flows; Wood heating; Forest-wood biomass; Planification écologique; Parc naturel régional de Chartreuse; Relations et flux ville-montagne; Chauffage au bois; Biomasse forêt-bois; Socio-économie écologique (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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Published in Développement durable et territoires, 2025, 16 (2), pp.25784. ⟨10.4000/15c8g⟩

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DOI: 10.4000/15c8g

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