Grassroots innovations in community energy: The role of intermediaries in niche development

Global Environmental Change

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 868-880

  Hargreaves, Tom ^a   Hielscher, Sabine ^b   Seyfang, Gill ^a   Smith, Adrian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community energy; Grassroots innovation; Intermediary actors; Strategic niche management

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; ENERGY; GRASSROOTS LEVEL; INFRASTRUCTURE; INNOVATION; RESEARCH; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84886726449     PISSN: 09593780     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2013.02.008     Document Type: Article

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