Carbon reduction, 'the public' and renewable energy: Engaging with socio-technical configurations

Area

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 458-469

  Walker, Gordon ^a   Cass, Noel ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Public; Renewable energy; Socio technical configurations; UK

Indexed keywords

CARBON; ENERGY RESOURCE; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 36348972399     PISSN: 00040894     EISSN: 14754762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4762.2007.00772.x     Document Type: Article

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