Transitions in Energy Systems: The Mitigation-Adaptation Relationship

Science as Culture

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 197-203

  Hess, David J ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

adaptation; climate change; electricity; mitigation; technology transitions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879039608     PISSN: 09505431     EISSN: 14701189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09505431.2013.786987     Document Type: Article

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