Cosmopolitan, dynamic, and contested energy futures: Navigating the pluralities and polarities in the energy systems of tomorrow

Energy Research and Social Science

Volumn 35, Issue , 2018, Pages 1-10

  Delina, Laurence ^a   Janetos, Anthony ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy transitions; Futures; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 85041525419     PISSN: 22146296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2017.11.031     Document Type: Article

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