Indirect and direct energy requirements of city households in Sweden: Options for reduction, lessons from modeling

Journal of Industrial Ecology

Volumn 9, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 221-235

  Carlsson Kanyama, Annika ^a   Engström, Rebecka ^b   Kok, Rixt ^c  

^a SWEDISH DEFENCE RESEARCH AGENCY   (Sweden)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Change options; Consumption patterns; Direct and indirect energy; Household energy demand; Local support systems

Indexed keywords

DATABASE SYSTEMS; ECOLOGY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TRANSPORTATION;

ENERGY ANALYSIS PROGRAM (EAP); ENERGY REQUIREMENTS; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY USE; PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION;

ENERGY MANAGEMENT;

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY USE; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN; WORLD;

EID: 21244478596     PISSN: 10881980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/1088198054084590     Document Type: Conference Paper

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