Model for evaluating the environmental sustainability of energy projects

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 931-944

  Manzini, Fabio ^a   Islas, Jorge ^a   Macías, Paloma ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE ENERGÍAS RENOVABLES   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Energy projects; Evaluation methodology; Index of environmental sustainability

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING TOOL; ENERGY PROJECT; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; EVALUATION METHODOLOGY; HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT; INDEX OF ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; ORIGINAL MODEL;

DECISION MAKING;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

DECISION MAKING; ENERGY PLANNING; ENERGY POLICY; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; MODELING; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 79957445031     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2011.01.012     Document Type: Article

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