Energy and policy providing for sustainable rural livelihoods in remote locations - The case of Cuba

Geoforum

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 645-654

  Cherni, Judith A ^a   Hill, Yohan ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cuba; Development; Energy policy; Latin America; Renewable energy technology; Sustainable rural livelihoods

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; DEVELOPING WORLD; ENERGY PLANNING; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY USE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; RURAL AREA; RURAL POLICY; RURAL SOCIETY; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; CUBA; GREATER ANTILLES;

EID: 67650140673     PISSN: 00167185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2009.04.001     Document Type: Article

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