Local decisions in the Finnish energy production network - A socio-technical perspective

Landscape and Urban Planning

Volumn 61, Issue 2-4, 2002, Pages 137-146

  Wessberg, Nina ^a  

^a VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Decision making; Energy production; Innovator promoter; Socio technical system; Technological momentum

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOCIAL ASPECTS; TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING;

SOCIO TECHNICAL IMPACT;

ENERGY RESOURCES;

DECISION MAKING; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY USE; FUEL CONSUMPTION;

FINLAND;

EID: 0037110864     PISSN: 01692046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-2046(02)00108-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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