Reducing energy and material flows in cities

Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 185-192

  Weisz, Helga ^a   Steinberger, Julia K ^b  

^a POTSDAM INSTITUTE FOR CLIMATE IMPACT RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KLAGENFURT   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; ENERGY FLOW; ENERGY USE; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; LITERATURE REVIEW; PUBLIC ACCESS; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; URBAN AREA;

EID: 77956402865     PISSN: 18773435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cosust.2010.05.010     Document Type: Review

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