Contrasts and synergies in different biofuel reports

Interface Focus

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 248-254

  Michalopoulos, A ^a   Landeweerd, L ^a   van der Werf Kulichova, Z ^a   Puylaert, P G B ^a   Osseweijerz, P ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biofuel reports; Complexity; Public debate; Stakeholder perspectives

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860906163     PISSN: 20428898     EISSN: 20428901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsfs.2010.0034     Document Type: Article

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