Fuel poverty in Scotland: Refining spatial resolution in the Scottish Fuel Poverty Indicator using a GIS-based multiple risk index

Health and Place

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 702-717

  Morrison, Colin ^a   Shortt, Niamh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deprivation; Fuel poverty; GIS; Health; Local area indicator

Indexed keywords

FUEL;

CENSUS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FUEL CONSUMPTION; GIS; HEALTH STATUS; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY; INNOVATION; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; POVERTY DETERMINANT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; SPATIAL RESOLUTION;

ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HOUSEHOLD; METHODOLOGY; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 45549101089     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2007.11.003     Document Type: Article

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