Energy supply for sustainable rural livelihoods. A multi-criteria decision-support system

Energy Policy

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 1493-1504

  Cherni, Judith A ^a   Dyner, Isaac ^b   Henao, Felipe ^c   Jaramillo, Patricia ^b   Smith, Ricardo ^b   Font, Raúl Olalde ^d  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^d CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF LAS VILLAS   (Cuba)

Author keywords

Multicriteria; Renewable rural energy; Sustainable livelihoods

Indexed keywords

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; RURAL AREAS; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

DIESEL GENERATOR; ENERGY SUPPLY; SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS; SUSTAINABLE RURAL ENERGY DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS;

ENERGY POLICY;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DEVELOPING WORLD; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY USE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 33845361345     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2006.03.026     Document Type: Article

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