Renewable energy vs. biodiversity: Policy conflicts and the future of nature conservation

Global Environmental Change

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1195-1208

  Jackson, Andrew L R ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Climate change; Environmental conflicts; Environmental law; Renewable energy; Sabor dam; Severn barrage

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; BARRAGE; BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; EUROPEAN UNION; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; NATURE CONSERVATION; POLICY MAKING; POLICY REFORM; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

PORTUGAL; SEVERN ESTUARY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 80052892660     PISSN: 09593780     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2011.07.001     Document Type: Article

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