Getting the engineering right is not always enough: Researching the human dimensions of the new energy technologies

Energy Policy

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 2690-2691

  Webler, Thomas ^a   Tuler, Seth P ^a  

^a Social and Environmental Research Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Decarbonized energy systems; Human dimensions; Social science research

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL CHANGES; CARBON EMISSIONS; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY SYSTEMS; ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES; ENERGY TRANSITIONS; FUNDING LEVEL; HUMAN DIMENSIONS; NEW ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES; PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING; SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGIES;

CLIMATE CHANGE; TECHNOLOGY;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

CARBON EMISSION; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENERGY USE; ENGINEERING; SOCIAL CAPITAL; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 77951255767     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2010.01.007     Document Type: Article

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