Methods of measuring sustainable development of the German energy sector

Applied Energy

Volumn 101, Issue , 2013, Pages 172-181

  Schlör, Holger ^a   Fischer, Wolfgang ^a   Hake, Jürgen Friedrich ^a  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Energy; Sustainable development; Sustainable indicators

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PLANNING;

ENERGY; ENERGY SECTOR; ENERGY SYSTEMS; GENERAL PUBLICS; GERMAN GOVERNMENT; INDIVIDUAL PREFERENCE; MONITORING PROCESS; OBSERVED SYSTEMS; POLITICAL ACTIONS; PREFERENCE ORDER; SUSTAINABILITY INDEX; SUSTAINABILITY INDICATORS; SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGIES; SUSTAINABLE ENERGY; SUSTAINABLE INDICATORS;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MEASUREMENT METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; STANDARDIZATION; STATE ROLE; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

GERMANY;

EID: 84869871084     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.05.010     Document Type: Article

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