Exploring public perceptions of energy security risks in the UK

Energy Policy

Volumn 66, Issue , 2014, Pages 369-378

  Demski, Christina ^a   Poortinga, Wouter ^a,b   Pidgeon, Nick ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate change; Energy security; Public perceptions

Indexed keywords

CARDIFF; EMPIRICAL DATA; ENERGY SUPPLIES; ENERGY SYSTEMS; FURTHER WORKS; POSTAL SURVEY; PUBLIC CONCERN; PUBLIC PERCEPTION;

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENERGY SECURITY; RISK PERCEPTION; SURVEYS;

PUBLIC RISKS;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ENERGY PLANNING; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY RESOURCE; FOSSIL FUEL; PERCEPTION; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RESOURCE SCARCITY; SUSTAINABILITY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84892487965     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.10.079     Document Type: Article

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