Do African and European energy stakeholders agree on key energy drivers in Africa? Using Q methodology to understand perceptions on energy access debates

Energy Policy

Volumn 69, Issue , 2014, Pages 154-164

  Matinga, Margaret N ^a   Pinedo Pascua, Irene ^b   Vervaeke, Jonathan ^b   Monforti Ferrario, Fabio ^b   Szabó, Sándor ^b  

^a EU Joint Research Centre ^*  (Malawi)

^b JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

AFRETEP; Q methodology; Stakeholder perceptions

Indexed keywords

ENERGY POLICY;

AFRETEP; ENERGY ACCESS; ENERGY ISSUES; GRID EXTENSION; Q METHODOLOGY; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; STAKEHOLDER PERCEPTION; SUSTAINABLE ENERGY;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; PERCEPTION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; STAKEHOLDER; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

AFRICA; EUROPE;

EID: 84899099781     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.12.041     Document Type: Article

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