Restructuring energy systems for sustainability? Energy transition policy in the Netherlands

Energy Policy

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 4093-4103

  Kern, Florian ^a   Smith, Adrian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dutch energy transition; Socio technical systems; Transition management

Indexed keywords

DUTCH ENERGY TRANSITION; ECONOMIC AFFAIRS; ENERGY SYSTEMS; ENERGY TRANSITIONS; MULTI-LEVEL; NETHERLANDS; POLICY MAKERS; SOCIO-TECHNICAL; SOCIO-TECHNICAL SYSTEMS; TRANSITION MANAGEMENT;

INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS;

ENERGY PLANNING; ENERGY POLICY; INNOVATION; POLICY MAKING; SUSTAINABILITY;

BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 53249151613     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2008.06.018     Document Type: Article

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