Cover; Half Title; Series Page; Title; Copyright; Contents; 1 Foreword: the importance of transitions modelling; 2 Prologue; 3 Transitions modelling: status, challenges and strategies; PART 1 Virtues and vices; 4 Making it a science: aspirations and apprehensions of transitions research; 5 Modelling...

Transition modelling is an emerging but growing niche within the broader field of sustainability transitions research. The objective of this paper is to explore the characteristics of this niche in relation to a range of existing modelling approaches and literatures with which it shares...

This study seeks a method for formulating directional strategy of wind turbine industry in Iran. To this end, by initially evaluating various economic viewpoints concerning the development of industries, the necessity of government intervention is recognized. By defining the concepts of national...

Iran, as a developing country, will be confronted with a significant increase in electricity demand in future years. Being a petroleum producing country has resulted in extreme subsidies for energy production from fossilized resources such as oil and gas. This issue is one of the most important...