Structuring decisions about energy in developing communities: an example from Canada's north

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 855-873

  Kenney, Lisa ^a   Bessette, Douglas ^a   Arvai, Joseph ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b DECISION RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Canada; decision making; developing communities; energy; trade offs

Indexed keywords

EID: 84924478998     PISSN: 09640568     EISSN: 13600559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2014.899205     Document Type: Article

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