Barriers on the propagation of renewable energy sources and sustainable solid waste management practices in Greece

Waste Management and Research

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 967-976

  Boemi, S N ^a   Papadopoulos, A M ^a   Karagiannidis, A ^a   Kontogianni, S ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Barriers; energy policies; legislation; renewable energy sources; waste management

Indexed keywords

BARRIERS; DISPOSAL FACILITIES; ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION; HYDROELECTRIC PLANT; INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT; LEGISLATION; MAIN TASKS; MASTER PLAN; PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATIONS; PUBLIC AWARENESS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE; SOCIO-ECONOMICS; SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT; TOTAL ENERGY;

ENERGY POLICY; HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; NATURAL RESOURCES; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SOLID WASTES; STORM SEWERS; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ENERGY CONVERSION;

ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY RESOURCE; HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANT; LEGISLATIVE IMPLEMENTATION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLID WASTE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY RESOURCE; GREECE; HYDROPOWER; LAW; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENEWABLE ENERGY; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOLID WASTE; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CONSERVATION OF ENERGY RESOURCES; GREECE; PUBLIC OPINION; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

GREECE;

EID: 78049232889     PISSN: 0734242X     EISSN: 10963669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734242X10375867     Document Type: Review

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