Bioenergy futures: Framing sociotechnical imaginaries in local places

Rural Sociology

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 227-256

  Eaton, Weston M ^a   Gasteyer, Stephen P ^a   Busch, Lawrence ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK; BIOENERGY; BIOMASS POWER; COLLECTIVE ACTION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT; RURAL SOCIETY; SOCIAL MOVEMENT;

MICHIGAN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84902124875     PISSN: 00360112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ruso.12027     Document Type: Article

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