Home energy use behaviour: A necessary component of successful local government home energy conservation (LGHEC) programs

Energy Policy

Volumn 26, Issue 14, 1998, Pages 1041-1052

  Mullaly, Cathy ^a  

^a Dept of Geogr and Environ Science   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian local government; Household energy use behaviour

Indexed keywords

HOUSEHOLD ENERGY CONSUMPTION;

ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY POLICY;

ENERGY UTILIZATION;

ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY USE; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0032444062     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-4215(98)00046-9     Document Type: Article

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