Wind power and 'the planning problem': The experience of Wales

European Environment

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 291-306

  Cowell, Richard ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Governance; Hierarchy; Planning; Renewable energy; Wales; Wind

Indexed keywords

ENERGY PLANNING; LOCAL PLANNING; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; WIND FARM; WIND POWER;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 35948936070     PISSN: 09610405     EISSN: 10990976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eet.464     Document Type: Article

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