Creating a sustainable and resource efficient future: A methodological toolkit for municipalities

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 50, Issue , 2015, Pages 480-496

  Salvia, Monica ^a   Di Leo, Senatro ^a   Nakos, Christos ^b   Maras, Hrvoje ^c   Panevski, Sashe ^d   Fülöp, Orsolya ^e   Papagianni, Stavroula ^b   Tarevska, Zoia ^d   Čeh, Danilo ^f   Szabó, Eszter ^g   Bodzsár, Borbala ^g  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b Centre for Renewable Energy Sources   (Greece)

^c North West Croatia Regional Energy Agency   (Croatia)

^d Macedonian Center for Energy Efficiency   (Macedonia)

^e Energiaklub Climate Policy Institute   (Hungary)

^f Scientific Research Centre Bistra Ptuj   (Slovenia)

^g HBH Euroconsulting Ltd   (Hungary)

Author keywords

GHG emissions inventory; Local energy planning; Resource efficiency; SEAP; South East Europe; Waste management

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; GREENHOUSE GASES; INVESTMENTS; PUBLIC POLICY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASTE DISPOSAL;

EMISSION INVENTORIES; GHG EMISSION; GHG EMISSION INVENTORY; GHGS EMISSIONS; LOCAL ENERGY PLANNING; POLICY MAKING; RESOURCE EFFICIENCIES; RESOURCE-EFFICIENT; SEAP; SOUTH EAST EUROPE;

DECISION MAKING;

EID: 84930212776     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: 18790690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2015.05.027     Document Type: Review

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