A grassroots sustainable energy niche? Reflections on community energy in the UK

Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions

Volumn 13, Issue , 2014, Pages 21-44

  Seyfang, Gill ^a   Hielscher, Sabine ^b   Hargreaves, Tom ^a   Martiskainen, Mari ^b   Smith, Adrian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Civil society; Energy transitions; Grassroots innovations; Strategic Niche Management; Sustainable innovations

Indexed keywords

CIVIL SOCIETY; ENERGY PLANNING; POLICY MAKING; PROJECT DESIGN; RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84911428682     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22104224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eist.2014.04.004     Document Type: Article

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