They'll be dammed: The sustainability implications of the Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy (SCORE) in Malaysia

Sustainability Science

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 121-133

  Sovacool, Benjamin K ^a   Bulan, L C ^a  

^a VERMONT LAW SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydroelectricity; International law; Malaysia; Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy (SCORE); Sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871933304     PISSN: 18624065     EISSN: 18624057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11625-012-0159-3     Document Type: Article

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