The household energy gap: Examining the divide between habitual- and purchase-related conservation behaviours

Energy Policy

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1425-1444

  Barr, Stewart ^a   Gilg, Andrew W ^a   Ford, Nicholas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Devon; Environmental action; Households

Indexed keywords

ENERGY GAP; ENERGY POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; RESEARCH;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ENERGY SAVINGS; ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIONS;

ENERGY CONSERVATION;

ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY USE; ENVIRONMENTALISM; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY;

EID: 11244311950     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2003.12.016     Document Type: Article

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