Have Local Government and Public Expectations of Wind Energy Project Benefits Been Met? Implications for Repowering Schemes

Journal of Environmental Policy and Planning

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 217-236

  Frantál, Bohumil ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEONICS   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

local acceptance; outcome fairness; repowering; wind energy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84924263280     PISSN: 1523908X     EISSN: 15227200     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1523908X.2014.936583     Document Type: Article

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