A participatory approach to sustainable energy strategy development in a carbon-intensive jurisdiction: The case of Nova Scotia

Energy Policy

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 2550-2559

  Adams, Michelle ^a   Wheeler, David ^b   Woolston, Genna ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Participatory approach; Stakeholder engagement; Sustainable energy policy

Indexed keywords

A-CARBON; ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS; ENERGY CONSUMER; ENERGY STRATEGY; FINANCIAL INCENTIVES; FOSSIL FUEL SOURCES; INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENT; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; NOVA SCOTIA; OCEAN ENERGY; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; POLICY DEVELOPMENT PROCESS; POLICY MAKERS; RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT; RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION; STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT; SUSTAINABLE ENERGY; SUSTAINABLE ENERGY POLICY;

ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY POLICY; FOSSIL FUELS; POWER QUALITY; WAVE POWER;

RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY PLANNING; ENERGY POLICY; FOSSIL FUEL; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; POLICY STRATEGY; STAKEHOLDER; STRATEGIC APPROACH; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CANADA; NOVA SCOTIA;

EID: 79953323623     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2011.02.022     Document Type: Article

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