Agent heterogeneity in adoption of anaerobic digestion technology: Integrating economic, diffusion, and behavioral innovation theories

Land Economics

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 585-608

  Bishop, Clark P ^a   Shumway, C Richard ^a   Wandschneider, Philip R ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; DAIRY FARMING; DIFFUSION; DIGESTION; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; HETEROGENEITY; INNOVATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION; WASTE DISPOSAL;

PACIFIC NORTHWEST;

EID: 77956160591     PISSN: 00237639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3368/le.86.3.585     Document Type: Article

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