Technology futures analysis methodologies for sustainable energy technologies

Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology

Volumn 2005, Issue , 2005, Pages 155-165

  Phillips, Joanne G ^a   Heidrick, Ted R ^a   Potter, Ian J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b ALBERTA RESEARCH COUNCIL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INVESTMENTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; SUSTAINABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES;

TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING;

EID: 33748867548     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PICMET.2005.1509687     Document Type: Conference Paper

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