Demonstrating a new framework for the comparison of environmental impacts from small- and large-scale hydropower and wind power projects

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 140, Issue , 2014, Pages 93-101

  Bakken, Tor Haakon ^a,b   Aase, Anne Guri ^b   Hagen, Dagmar ^c   Sundt, Håkon ^a   Barton, David N ^c   Lujala, Päivi ^b  

^a SINTEF ENERGY RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Environmental impacts; GIS analysis; Large scale hydropower; Small scale hydropower; Wind power

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FOSSIL FUEL; GIS; HABITAT LOSS; LAND MANAGEMENT; RED LIST; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SMALL SCALE HYDROPOWER; WIND FARM; WIND POWER;

ARTICLE; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; HYDROPOWER; LAND USE; WILDERNESS; WIND POWER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; RENEWABLE ENERGY;

ENVIRONMENT; RENEWABLE ENERGY;

EID: 84898618386     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2014.01.050     Document Type: Article

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