Innovation and Policy for Bioenergy in the UK: A Co-Evolutionary Perspective

Regional Studies

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 1111-1125

  De Laurentis, Carla ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioenergy; Co evolution; Institutions; Systems innovation; Transition studies

Indexed keywords

EID: 84929965780     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: 13600591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2013.834320     Document Type: Article

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