Geographical perspectives on sociotechnical transitions and emerging bio-economies: introduction to a special issue

Among the most pressing energy and environmental strategic challenges today is to identify and deploy viable alternatives to fossil-fuel-based energy systems. The barriers to deployment are systema...

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