Rising policy conflicts in Europe over bioenergy and forestry

Forest Policy and Economics

Volumn 33, Issue , 2013, Pages 112-119

  Söderberg, Charlotta ^a   Eckerberg, Katarina ^b  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bioenergy policy; Energy; Environmental policy integration; Forest management; Frame analysis; Policy conflicts

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGY POLICIES; ENERGY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY INTEGRATION; FRAME ANALYSIS; POLICY CONFLICT;

BIODIVERSITY; BIOFUELS; CLIMATE CHANGE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECONOMICS; ENERGY POLICY; FORESTRY; RURAL AREAS;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

BIOMASS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECONOMICS; ENERGY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FUELS; SEASONAL VARIATION;

EID: 84878843788     PISSN: 13899341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2012.09.015     Document Type: Article

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