Mobilising community action towards a low-carbon future: Opportunities and challenges for local government in the UK

Energy Policy

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 7596-7603

  Peters, Michael ^a   Fudge, Shane ^a   Sinclair, Philip ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community engagement; Local government; Social organisation

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY ACTION; COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT; EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL ATTITUDES; LOCAL AUTHORITIES; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; LOW-CARBON; POSITIVE ATTITUDE; SOCIAL CHANGES; SOCIAL ORGANISATION;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ACTION PLAN; CARBON EMISSION; COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL ORGANIZATION; SUSTAINABILITY;

ENGLAND; ISLINGTON; LONDON [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 78549281032     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2010.01.044     Document Type: Article

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