Advancing societal readiness toward renewable energy system adoption with a socio-technical perspective

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 95, Issue , 2015, Pages 170-181

  Yun, Sunyoung ^a   Lee, Joosung ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Renewable energy; Socio technical perspective; Sustainable innovation; Technology adoption

Indexed keywords

ENERGY CONSERVATION; INNOVATION;

FACILITATING CONDITIONS; PERCEIVED BEHAVIORAL CONTROL; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS; SOCIO-TECHNICAL PERSPECTIVE; TECHNOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION; THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR;

RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

EID: 84939971620     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2015.01.016     Document Type: Article

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