Big Pylons: Mixed signals for transmission. Spatial planning for energy distribution

Energy Policy

Volumn 63, Issue , 2013, Pages 311-320

  Ritchie, Heather ^a   Hardy, Maelíosa ^a   Lloyd, M Greg ^a   McGreal, Stanley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Energy distribution; Energy regulation; Spatial planning

Indexed keywords

ENERGY DISTRIBUTIONS; ENERGY PRODUCTIONS; ENERGY REGULATION; ENERGY TRANSITIONS; LOW CARBON ENERGIES; POLITICAL LEGITIMACY; SPATIAL PLANNING; SUSTAINABLE ENERGY;

ENERGY POLICY;

ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION;

ACCOUNTABILITY; CARBON; ENERGY PLANNING; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY USE; POLITICAL INTEGRATION; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; SPATIAL PLANNING; STATE-LOCAL RELATIONS; SUSTAINABILITY;

SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84887158393     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.08.021     Document Type: Article

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