Testing transformative energy scenarios through causal layered analysis gaming

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 124, Issue , 2017, Pages 101-113

  Heinonen, Sirkka ^a   Minkkinen, Matti ^a   Karjalainen, Joni ^a   Inayatullah, Sohail ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b TAMKANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

Author keywords

Action learning; CLA; Energy transformation; Neo Carbon Energy; Renewable energy; Scenarios; Serious gaming

Indexed keywords

RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

ACTION LEARNING; CARBON ENERGY; ENERGY TRANSFORMATION; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; SCENARIOS; SERIOUS GAMING;

ENERGY POLICY;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; COMPLEXITY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FUTURE PROSPECT; LEARNING; SCENARIO ANALYSIS;

EID: 84994036128     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2016.10.011     Document Type: Article

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