Future energy services: Empowering local communities and citizens

Foresight

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 349-364

  Hyytinen, Kirsi ^a   Toivonen, Marja ^a  

^a VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Empowerment; Future energy services; Service innovations; Social innovations; Socio technical transition; Sustainable energy; Trend analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937699095     PISSN: 14636689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/FS-08-2013-0035     Document Type: Article

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