Implementing energy efficiency policy in Croatia: Stakeholder interactions for closing the gap

Energy Policy

Volumn 61, Issue , 2013, Pages 414-422

  Bukarica, Vesna ^a   Robić, Slavica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Energy efficiency; Policy gap; Stakeholders

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY MEASURE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY POLICIES; ENERGY-EFFICIENCY GAPS; POLICY ENHANCEMENTS; PUBLIC INSTITUTION; STAKEHOLDERS; TECHNICAL ASPECTS;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; SOCIAL ASPECTS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

CIVIL SOCIETY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY POLICY; MODELING; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; STAKEHOLDER;

CROATIA;

EID: 84881670464     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.06.052     Document Type: Article

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