STIRring the grid: engaging energy systems design and planning in the context of urban sociotechnical imaginaries

Innovation: The European Journal of Social Science Research

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 365-384

  Richter, Jennifer A ^a   Tidwell, Abraham S D ^a   Fisher, Erik ^a   Miller, Thaddeus R ^b,c  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Arizona State University   (United States)

Author keywords

electricity; energy; governance; imaginaries; integration; policy; renewables; smart grid; sociotechnical; urban

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENERGY PLANNING; ENERGY POLICY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; SMART GRID; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; URBAN AREA;

ARIZONA; PHOENIX; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84989920422     PISSN: 13511610     EISSN: 14698412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13511610.2016.1237281     Document Type: Article

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