Participatory and multi-level governance: applications to Aboriginal renewable energy projects

Local Environment

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 81-101

  Krupa, Joel ^a   Galbraith, Lindsay ^b   Burch, Sarah ^c  

^a Morningstar Enterprises   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aboriginal peoples; Canadian energy markets; community energy planning; renewable energy

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENERGY PLANNING; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; OFFSHORE APPLICATION; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; PROJECT DESIGN; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; WIND POWER;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 84911990577     PISSN: 13549839     EISSN: 14696711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13549839.2013.818956     Document Type: Article

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