The Resurgent Conflict Between Offshore Wind Farms and Tourism: Underlying Storylines

Scottish Geographical Journal

Volumn 130, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 168-187

  Rudolph, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Germany; offshore wind farms; Scotland; space related conflict; tourism

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; OFFSHORE STRUCTURE; PLANNING PROCESS; STAKEHOLDER; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WIND FARM;

GERMANY; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84903786718     PISSN: 14702541     EISSN: 1751665X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14702541.2014.914239     Document Type: Article

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