Global environmental issues and space solar power generation: Promoting the SPS 2000 project in Japan

Technology in Society

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-17

  Matsuoka, Hideo ^a  

^a TEIKYO HEISEI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Copernican revolution; Global environmental issues; Macro engineering diplomacy; Space solar power generation; Space transportation; SPS 2000

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT; SOLAR POWER;

EID: 0033000407     PISSN: 0160791X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0160-791X(98)00034-7     Document Type: Article

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