Can the "Social Licence to Operate" Concept Enhance Engagement and Increase Acceptance of Renewable Energy? A Case Study of Wind Farms in Australia

Social Epistemology

Volumn 28, Issue 3-4, 2014, Pages 219-238

  Hall, Nina Lansbury ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Renewable Energy; Social Licence to Operate; Technology Acceptance; Wind Farms

Indexed keywords

EID: 84905377456     PISSN: 02691728     EISSN: 14645297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02691728.2014.922636     Document Type: Article

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