Network approach for local and community governance of energy: The case of Oxfordshire

Energy Policy

Volumn 62, Issue , 2013, Pages 1064-1077

  Parag, Yael ^a   Hamilton, Jo ^b   White, Vicki ^c   Hogan, Bernie ^b  

^a INTERDISCIPLINARY CENTER   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c Centre for Sustainable Energy   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community action; Local energy governance; Social networks

Indexed keywords

CHANNELS OF COMMUNICATION; COMMUNITY ACTION; COMMUNITY GOVERNANCES; DELIVERY MECHANISM; GOVERNANCE STRUCTURES; INFORMATION EXCHANGES; LOCAL ENERGY; LOW-CARBON COMMUNITIES;

SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

ENERGY POLICY;

ACTION PLAN; ENERGY POLICY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; NETWORK ANALYSIS; SOCIAL NETWORK;

ENGLAND; OXFORDSHIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84884979736     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.06.027     Document Type: Article

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