On physics and the social in energy policy

Energy Research and Social Science

Volumn 26, Issue , 2017, Pages 112-114

  Spreng, Daniel ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Complementarity; Physics; Psychology; Research perspective

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011002647     PISSN: 22146296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2017.01.011     Document Type: Short Survey

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