Discourses of Abundance: Transitions in Israel's Energy Regime

Journal of Environmental Policy and Planning

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 447-466

  Teschner, Naama ^a   Paavola, Jouni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

abundance; discourses; Energy; institutions; Israel; pathways; socio technical transitions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883488257     PISSN: 1523908X     EISSN: 15227200     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1523908X.2013.776954     Document Type: Article

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