Conceptualising multi-regime interactions: The role of the agriculture sector in renewable energy transitions

Research Policy

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 1543-1554

  Sutherland, Lee Ann ^a   Peter, Sarah ^b   Zagata, Lukas ^c  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c CZECH UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Anchoring; Biogas; Multi level perspective; Multifunctional agriculture; Wind energy

Indexed keywords

BIOGAS; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; NATURAL RESOURCES; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; WIND POWER;

AGRICULTURE SECTORS; ANCHORING; INTERNATIONAL POLICIES; MULTIFUNCTIONAL AGRICULTURES; MULTILEVELS; RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION; SECONDARY TRANSITIONS; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

AGRICULTURE;

EID: 84937868409     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2015.05.013     Document Type: Article

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