The public-private divide in household behavior: How far into home can energy guidance reach?

Energy Policy

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 2858-2864

  Palm, Jenny ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Energy guidance; Households; Information policy

Indexed keywords

ENERGY SYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS; HOUSEHOLD BEHAVIOR; INFORMATION POLICY; KNOW-HOW; LOCAL ENERGY; PUBLIC-PRIVATE;

ENERGY POLICY; PLASTICS MOLDING;

DOMESTIC APPLIANCES;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY PLANNING; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY USE; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY; HOUSEHOLD STRUCTURE; INFORMATION SYSTEM; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP;

SWEDEN;

EID: 77951257824     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2010.01.018     Document Type: Article

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