Chinese academic experts' assessment for forest bio-energy development in China

Energy Policy

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 6767-6775

  Qu, Mei ^a,b   Ahponen, Pirkkoliisa ^a   Tahvanainen, Liisa ^a   Pelkonen, Paavo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Academic experts; Delphi survey; Forest bio energy

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC EXPERTS; BIO-ENERGY; CHINESE GOVERNMENT; CURRENT SITUATION; DELPHI SURVEY; DEVELOPMENT PROCESS; POLICY MAKERS; POTENTIAL BENEFITS; POTENTIAL PROBLEMS;

ENERGY POLICY; SURVEYS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EDUCATION;

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; BIOENERGY; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY RESOURCE; FOREST RESOURCE; POLICY MAKING; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

CHINA;

EID: 77957323260     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2010.06.047     Document Type: Article

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