Negotiating the local embedding of socio-technical experiments: A case study in fuel cell technology

Technology Analysis and Strategic Management

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 729-743

  Schreuer, Anna ^a   Ornetzeder, Michael ^b   Rohracher, Harald ^a  

^a Inter University Research Centre for Technology Work and Culture   (Austria)

^b ERICH SCHMID INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Austria)

Author keywords

CTA; Fuel cells; Municipalities; Strategic niche management; Technology learning

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT PROJECT; FUEL CELL; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LEARNING; STRATEGIC APPROACH; SUSTAINABILITY; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY POLICY;

AUSTRIA; GRAZ; STYRIA;

EID: 77954646615     PISSN: 09537325     EISSN: 14653990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09537325.2010.496286     Document Type: Article

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