The Interplay of Urban Energy Policy and Socio-technical Transitions: The Eco-cities of Graz and Freiburg in Retrospect

Urban Studies

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1415-1431

  Rohracher, Harald ^a   Späth, Philipp ^b  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

eco cities; energy transitions; multilevel governance; socio technical systems

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL MODELING; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENERGY POLICY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; SUSTAINABILITY;

AUSTRIA; FREIBERG; GERMANY; GRAZ; SAXONY; STYRIA;

EID: 84899449837     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: 1360063X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042098013500360     Document Type: Article

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