Coping with power scarcity in an emerging megacity: A consumers' perspective from Hyderabad

International Journal of Global Energy Issues

Volumn 33, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 189-204

  Hanisch, Markus ^a   Kimmich, Christian ^a   Rommel, Jens ^a   Sagebiel, Julian ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cooperative; Governance; Hyderabad; India; Megacity

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; PUBLIC UTILITIES;

COOPERATIVE; GOVERNANCE; HYDERABAD; INDIA; MEGACITIES;

ECONOMICS;

CONSUMER-RESOURCE INTERACTION; DEVELOPING WORLD; ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY; ENERGY PLANNING; ENERGY POLICY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; MEGACITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SERVICE PROVISION; URBANIZATION;

ANDHRA PRADESH; HYDERABAD; INDIA;

EID: 78649305119     PISSN: 09547118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJGEI.2010.036956     Document Type: Article

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