Diffusion of nuclear energy in some developing countries

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 143-153

  Dalla Valle, Alessandra ^a   Furlan, Claudia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bass models; Developing countries; Diffusion models; Nuclear energy; Reactors

Indexed keywords

BASS MODEL; DIFFUSION MODEL; ELECTRIC POWER DEMANDS; ENERGY DIFFUSION; EVOLUTIONARY MODELS; GENERALIZED BASS MODELS; NUCLEAR PROJECTS; URANIUM RESOURCES;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIFFUSION; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; NUCLEAR REACTORS; URANIUM;

NUCLEAR ENERGY;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; DEVELOPING WORLD; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY USE; NUCLEAR POWER; NUMERICAL MODEL; OECD; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URANIUM;

BULGARIA; CHINA; INDIA; SLOVAKIA; SOUTH KOREA; UKRAINE;

EID: 84888059560     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2013.04.019     Document Type: Article

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