Energy systems in transition: Contributions from social sciences

International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management

Volumn 9, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 144-161

  Rohracher, Harald ^a  

^a IFZ Inter University Research Centre for Technology Work and Culture   (Austria)

Author keywords

Energy systems; Governance; Scenario building; Social study of technology; Socio technical experiments; Socio technical systems; Sustainability; Transition management

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ENERGY SYSTEMS; GOVERNANCE; SCENARIO BUILDING; SOCIAL STUDY OF TECHNOLOGY; SOCIO-TECHNICAL EXPERIMENTS; SOCIOTECHNICAL SYSTEMS; TRANSITION MANAGEMENT;

SOCIAL SCIENCES COMPUTING;

ENERGY USE; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INNOVATION; POWER GENERATION; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 46849091801     PISSN: 14662132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJETM.2008.019026     Document Type: Review

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