Navajo Electrification for Sustainable Development: The Potential Economic and Social Benefits.
The cost of providing conventional sources of electricity is prohibitive within the Navajo Nation because of very low population densities and the large distances between homes. The primary provider of electricity in Arizona, Arizona Public Service, estimates the cost of erecting power lines to be...
| Publicado en: | American Indian Culture & Research Journal Vol. 28; no. 2; pp. 67 - 80 |
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UCLA American Indian Studies Center
2004
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