Public beliefs about high-voltage powerlines in Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom: A comparative survey

Energy Research and Social Science

Volumn 2, Issue , 2014, Pages 30-37

  Aas, Øystein ^a   Devine Wright, Patrick ^b   Tangeland, Torvald ^c   Batel, Susana ^b,d   Ruud, Audun ^e  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^c Statens institutt for forbruksforskning   (Norway)

^d INSTITUTO UNIVERSITÁRIO DE LISBOA ISCTE IUL   (Portugal)

^e SINTEF ENERGY RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Electricity grids; National comparisons; Networks; Public acceptance; Public beliefs

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904605062     PISSN: 22146296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2014.04.012     Document Type: Article

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