Community knowledge networks: An action-orientated approach to energy research

Local Environment

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 506-520

  Catney, Philip ^a   Dobson, Andrew ^a   Hall, Sarah Marie ^a   Hards, Sarah ^a   MacGregor, Sherilyn ^a   Robinson, Zoe ^a   Ormerod, Mark ^a   Ross, Simon ^b  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Marches Energy Agency   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

community; energy; justice; knowledge; networks

Indexed keywords

CARBON EMISSION; CLIMATE CHANGE; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY PLANNING; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY USE; INDIVIDUALISM; KNOWLEDGE; LOCAL PARTICIPATION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84875229135     PISSN: 13549839     EISSN: 14696711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13549839.2012.748729     Document Type: Article

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