Evaluating urban energy systems in the UK-the implications for financing heat networks

Science and Technology Studies

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 47-67

  Webb, Janette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Energy; Financial markets; Sociology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84919784456     PISSN: 22434690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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