Understanding transition-periphery dynamics: Renewable energy in the highlands and Islands of Scotland

Environment and Planning A

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 691-709

  Murphy, Joseph ^a   Smith, Adrian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Renewable energy; Resource periphery; Scotland; Sociotechnical transition; Transition periphery dynamics

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; EXPLOITATION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; WIND POWER;

LEWIS; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN ISLES;

EID: 84875644259     PISSN: 0308518X     EISSN: 14723409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/a45190     Document Type: Article

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