From private lives to collective action: Recruitment and participation incentives for a community energy program

Energy Policy

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 7567-7574

  Hoffman, Steven M ^a   High Pippert, Angela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Civic engagement; Participation; Recruitment

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM UP APPROACH; CIVIC ENGAGEMENT; COLLECTIVE ACTION; COMMUNITY ENERGY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS; EMISSIONS REDUCTION; PARTICIPATION; RECRUITMENT; STRUCTURED APPROACH; TOPDOWN;

EMISSION CONTROL;

EMPLOYMENT;

BOTTOM-UP APPROACH; COLLECTIVE ACTION; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY PLANNING; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 78549259383     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2009.06.054     Document Type: Article

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