Young citizens' knowledge and perceptions of bioenergy and future policy implications

Energy Policy

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 3058-3066

  Halder, Pradipta ^a   Pietarinen, Janne ^a   Havu Nuutinen, Sari ^a   Pelkonen, Paavo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bioenergy; Policy; Young citizens

Indexed keywords

BIO-ENERGY; FINLAND; GENDER DIFFERENCES; IN-DEPTH KNOWLEDGE; PERCEPTIONS OF IT; POLICY IMPLICATIONS; PUBLIC SUPPORT; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

BIOENERGY; CRITICAL ANALYSIS; ENERGY POLICY; GENDER RELATIONS; GEOGRAPHICAL KNOWLEDGE; PERCEPTION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; YOUNG POPULATION;

FINLAND;

EID: 77951081844     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2010.01.046     Document Type: Article

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