Teddy bears and tigers: How renewable energy can revitalise local communities

Local Economy

Volumn 29, Issue , 2014, Pages 657-674

  Callaghan, George ^a   Williams, Derek ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

community empowerment; community ownership; local economic development; renewable energy; supply chains

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908702135     PISSN: 02690942     EISSN: 14709325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269094214551254     Document Type: Article

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