Integrated transitions toward sustainability: The case of water and energy policies in Israel

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 457-468

  Teschner, Na'ama ^a   McDonald, Adrian ^a   Foxon, Timothy J ^a   Paavola, Jouni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Energy; Integrated transitions management; Israel; Policy dynamics; Technology; Water

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE CAPACITY; CARBON EMISSIONS; CO-EVOLUTION; COASTAL AQUIFERS; ENERGY; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FUTURE CHALLENGES; ISRAEL; POLICY INTEGRATION; SEAWATER DESALINATION; TECHNOLOGICAL REGIME; TRANSITION MANAGEMENT; WATER AND ENERGIES; WATER MANAGERS;

AQUIFERS; DESALINATION; ENERGY POLICY; FOSSIL FUELS; INTEGRATION; SEAWATER; STREAM FLOW; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY; WATER; WATER FILTRATION;

DYNAMICS;

CARBON EMISSION; ENERGY POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; SUSTAINABILITY;

ISRAEL;

EID: 84856749113     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2011.08.013     Document Type: Article

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