Renewable Energy Technology and Path Creation: A Multi-scalar Approach to Energy Transition in the UK

European Planning Studies

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 791-816

  Essletzbichler, Jürgen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; ENERGY PLANNING; ENERGY POLICY; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

DENMARK; GERMANY; SPAIN; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84861139939     PISSN: 09654313     EISSN: 14695944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09654313.2012.667926     Document Type: Review

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