Toward a low carbon Hong Kong: A proposal from the institutional perspective

Habitat International

Volumn 37, Issue , 2013, Pages 124-129

  Choy, Lennon H T ^a   Ho, Winky K O ^a   Mak, Stephen W K ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Electricity; Institutional changes; Low carbon Hong Kong

Indexed keywords

CARBON EMISSION; CLIMATE CHANGE; DEMAND ANALYSIS; ECONOMETRICS; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY USE; FOSSIL FUEL; GREENHOUSE GAS; HUMAN ACTIVITY; INSTITUTIONAL REFORM;

CHINA; HONG KONG;

EID: 84867142883     PISSN: 01973975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2011.12.011     Document Type: Article

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