Public perceptions of underground coal gasification in the United Kingdom

Energy Policy

Volumn 34, Issue 18, 2006, Pages 3423-3433

  Shackley, Simon ^a,b   Mander, Sarah ^a   Reiche, Alexander ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Underground coal gasification

Indexed keywords

COAL RESERVES; COAL SEAMS; UNDERGROUND COAL GASIFICATION (UCG);

COAL GAS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; DECISION MAKING; RESERVES TO PRODUCTION RATIO; RISK PERCEPTION;

COAL GASIFICATION PLANTS;

COAL PRODUCTION; ENERGY PLANNING; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; RISK PERCEPTION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33750002281     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2005.07.010     Document Type: Article

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