Evaluating energy, health and carbon co-benefits from improved domestic space heating: A randomised community trial

Energy Policy

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 3965-3972

  Preval, Nick ^a   Chapman, Ralph ^b   Pierse, Nevil ^a   Howden Chapman, Philippa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Asthma; Cost benefit; Heating

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; CARBON EMISSIONS; COSTS AND BENEFITS; ENERGY EFFICIENT; GAS HEATERS; HEALTH PROFESSIONALS; HEALTH-STUDY; HEAT PUMPS; HIGH RATE; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY USE; HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS; INSTALLATION COSTS; LIFE SPAN; NEW ZEALAND; POOR HEATING; TOTAL BENEFITS; TOTAL ENERGY; WOOD PELLET;

COST EFFECTIVENESS; COSTS; HEALTH; PELLETIZING; SPACE HEATING;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

ASTHMA; CARBON EMISSION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENERGY USE; HEATING; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY;

EID: 77953705850     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2010.03.020     Document Type: Article

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