The role of public participation in identifying stakeholder synergies in wind power project development: The case study of Ontario, Canada

Renewable Energy

Volumn 68, Issue , 2014, Pages 194-202

  Jami, Anahita A N ^a   Walsh, Philip R ^b  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Environmental governance; Participatory model; Public participation; Wind energy

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING PROCESS; ENVIRONMENTAL DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCES; GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTIONS; INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES; PARTICIPATORY MODELING; PUBLIC PARTICIPATION; RENEWABLE ENERGY INVESTMENTS;

ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; GREENHOUSE GASES; MANAGEMENT SCIENCE; PUBLIC POLICY; RISK PERCEPTION; DECISION MAKING; INVESTMENTS; POWER MARKETS;

WIND POWER;

DECISION MAKING; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; RISK PERCEPTION; WIND POWER; STAKEHOLDER;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 84896871006     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2014.02.004     Document Type: Article

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