Building public confidence in energy planning: A multimethod MCDM approach to demand-side planning at BC gas

Energy Policy

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 357-375

  Hobbs, Benjamin F ^a   Horn, Graham T F ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Decision analysis; Electricity utility planning; Public participation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001500083     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-4215(97)00025-6     Document Type: Article

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