Development of school energy policy and energy education plans: A comparative case study in three wisconsin school communities

Energy Policy

Volumn 65, Issue , 2014, Pages 323-331

  Lane, Jennie F ^a   Floress, Kristin ^b   Rickert, Melissa ^c  

^a BILKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN STEVENS POINT   (United States)

^c CESA 10 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Energy education; Policy development; School buildings

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY ENERGY; ENERGY EDUCATIONS; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; SCHOOL CULTURE; TASK FORCE; WISCONSIN;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY POLICY; RESEARCH; SCHOOL BUILDINGS;

EDUCATION;

EDUCATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY PLANNING; ENERGY POLICY; POLICY DEVELOPMENT;

UNITED STATES; WISCONSIN;

EID: 84890310722     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.10.006     Document Type: Article

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