Energy, environment and development in Bhutan

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 2083-2103

  Uddin, Sk Noim ^a   Taplin, Ros ^a   Yu, Xiaojiang ^b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Bhutan; Gross National Happiness; Hydropower; Renewables; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

NATURAL RESOURCES; PUBLIC POLICY; REGIONAL PLANNING; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION; GROSS NATIONAL HAPPINESS; GROSS NATIONAL HAPPINESS (GNH);

ENERGY CONSERVATION;

EID: 34250785615     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2006.03.008     Document Type: Review

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