Renewable energy for sustainable urban development: Redefining the concept of energisation

Energy Policy

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 2179-2187

  Nissing, Christian ^a   von Blottnitz, Harro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Energisation; Local energy planning; Poverty alleviation

Indexed keywords

CAPE TOWN; CURRENT DEFINITION; DATA COLLECTION; ELECTRIFICATION PROGRAMME; ENERGY SERVICES; KEY ELEMENTS; KHAYELITSHA; LITERATURE REVIEWS; LOCAL ECONOMY; LOCAL ENERGY; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; SOUTH AFRICA; SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT; TARGET GROUP;

ELECTRIC UTILITIES; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN PLANNING;

RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

ENERGY USE; LOCAL PLANNING; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN DEVELOPMENT;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 77649185939     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2009.12.004     Document Type: Article

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