Community-based renewable energy in the Lake District National Park - local drivers, enablers, barriers and solutions

Local Environment

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 261-280

  Allen, Joshua ^a   Sheate, William R ^a   Diaz Chavez, Rocio ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

community; Lake District; partnerships; planning; renewable energy

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DECENTRALIZATION; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; STAKEHOLDER; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

CUMBRIA; ENGLAND; LAKE DISTRICT; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84859413934     PISSN: 13549839     EISSN: 14696711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13549839.2012.665855     Document Type: Article

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