Exploring a city's potential low carbon futures using Delphi methods: Some preliminary findings

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

Volumn 55, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1022-1046

  Bailey, Rosemary ^a   Longhurst, James W S ^a   Hayes, Enda T ^a   Hudson, Lorraine ^b   Ragnarsdottir, Kristin Vala ^c   Thumim, Joshua ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^c BRISTOL CITY COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^d Centre for Sustainable Energy   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

carbon management; cities; Delphi technique; low carbon futures; scenarios

Indexed keywords

CARBON EMISSION; CLIMATE CHANGE; DELPHI ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; URBAN AREA;

BRISTOL [BRISTOL (ADS)]; BRISTOL [ENGLAND]; ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84866879620     PISSN: 09640568     EISSN: 13600559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.635192     Document Type: Article

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