What changes, if any, would increased levels of low-carbon decentralised energy have on the built environment?

Energy Policy

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 4518-4521

  Keirstead, James ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Energy behaviour; Microgeneration; Sustainable homes

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATOLOGY; ENERGY POLICY;

BUILT ENVIRONMENTS; ENERGY BEHAVIOUR; ENERGY SECURITIES; ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES; FUEL POVERTIES; INTEGRAL PARTS; MICROGENERATION; POLICY DEBATES; SUSTAINABLE HOMES; TECHNICAL MATURITIES;

PUBLIC POLICY;

DECENTRALIZATION; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY PLANNING; ENERGY POLICY; SUSTAINABILITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 55249117924     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2008.09.019     Document Type: Article

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