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Broken links: How rural forest landowners in the southeastern United States contemplate forests, climate change, and bioenergy 断裂的链接：美国东南部农村森林土地所有者如何看待森林、气候变化和生物能源

IF 6.9 2区经济学

Energy Research & Social Science Pub Date : 2025-05-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2025.104151

Sarah Hitchner , John Schelhas , J. Peter Brosius

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Exploring the application of Social Practice Theory in technology-related research: A state of the art literature review 探索社会实践理论在技术相关研究中的应用：文献综述

IF 6.9 2区经济学

Energy Research & Social Science Pub Date : 2025-05-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2025.104145

Mena Mesenhöller

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Shadows of energy insecurity: Unmasking the lived experiences of intersectional vulnerabilities in Hong Kong's urban landscape 能源不安全的阴影：揭露香港城市景观中交叉脆弱性的生活经验

IF 6.9 2区经济学

Energy Research & Social Science Pub Date : 2025-05-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2025.104150

Chloe Chan , Laurence L. Delina

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“Then electricity theft would end, nobody loves stealing”: Community-based solutions for improving electricity access in informal settlements in Kampala, Uganda “这样偷电就会结束，没有人喜欢偷电”：乌干达坎帕拉非正式定居点改善电力供应的社区解决方案

IF 6.9 2区经济学

Energy Research & Social Science Pub Date : 2025-05-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2025.104143

Jessica Kersey , Civian Kiki Massa , Judith Mbabazi , Paul Kyoma Asiimwe , Lydia Letaru , Michael Jurua , Bulenza Sirezi , June Lukuyu , Elena van Hove , Peter Mwesiga , Jay Taneja , Nathan G. Johnson , Paul Isolo Mukwaya , Daniel M. Kammen , Laura H. Kwong

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Renewable energy communities assembling energy governance 可再生能源社区聚集能源治理

IF 6.9 2区经济学

Energy Research & Social Science Pub Date : 2025-05-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2025.104085

Costanza Concetti

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Understanding policy windows for solar energy lifecycle extension: Policymaker perspectives in developing Asia 理解太阳能生命周期延长的政策窗口：亚洲发展中国家决策者的视角

IF 6.9 2区经济学

Energy Research & Social Science Pub Date : 2025-05-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2025.104130

Sung-Yeon Kweon , Yoon-Hee Ha , Saemi Chang , Yeowon Kim , Rofat Math

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From innovation to integration: institutional design challenges for emerging energy storage technologies in the Netherlands 从创新到整合：荷兰新兴储能技术的制度设计挑战

IF 6.9 2区经济学

Energy Research & Social Science Pub Date : 2025-05-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2025.104141

Anieke Kranenburg, Martijn Groenleer

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Revisiting the social licence to operate in the energy transition: An intersectional agenda for research and practice 重新审视能源转型中的社会许可：研究与实践的交叉议程

IF 6.9 2区经济学

Energy Research & Social Science Pub Date : 2025-05-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2025.104139

Conchúr Ó Maonaigh , Louise Michelle Fitzgerald , Laurie Reilly

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Low carbon heating transitions and Actor Network Theory: Entanglements with the fireside 低碳加热转换和行动者网络理论：与炉边的纠缠

IF 6.9 2区经济学

Energy Research & Social Science Pub Date : 2025-05-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2025.104140

Aimee Ambrose , Kathy Davies , Lindsey McCarthy , Becky Shaw , Sally Shahzad

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A perspective on energy citizenship and transitions in Europe 欧洲能源公民身份与转型的视角

IF 6.9 2区经济学

Energy Research & Social Science Pub Date : 2025-05-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2025.104144

Ted Limbeek , BinBin J. Pearce , Udo Pesch

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