Social acceptance of renewable energy sources: A review of contingent valuation applications

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 32, Issue , 2014, Pages 100-106

  Stigka, Eleni K ^a   Paravantis, John A ^b   Mihalakakou, Giouli K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PIRAEUS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Contingent valuation (CV); Green consumerism; Renewable energy sources (RES); Social acceptance; Sustainable development; Willingness to pay (WTP)

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ENERGY POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOSSIL FUELS; INVESTMENTS; RESOURCE VALUATION; SOCIAL ASPECTS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CONTINGENT VALUATIONS; GREEN CONSUMERISMS; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE; SOCIAL ACCEPTANCE; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

EID: 84893175511     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2013.12.026     Document Type: Review

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