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Thinking through participation in renewable energy decisions

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  • David Bidwell

    (University of Rhode Island, 1 Greenhouse Road, Suite 209, Kingston, Rhode Island 02881, USA.)

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Scholars and practitioners have advocated for greater public participation in decisions about renewable energy technologies. Nonetheless, many questions remain regarding the role of the public and the scope, purpose and openness of these decision processes.

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  • David Bidwell, 2016. "Thinking through participation in renewable energy decisions," Nature Energy, Nature, vol. 1(5), pages 1-4, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natene:v:1:y:2016:i:5:d:10.1038_nenergy.2016.51
    DOI: 10.1038/nenergy.2016.51
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