Energy Reduction Through a Deeper Understanding of Household Consumption: Staying Cool in Metro Manila

Journal of Industrial Ecology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 31-48

  Sahakian, Marlyne D ^a   Steinberger, Julia K ^b  

^a GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AND DEVELOPMENT STUDIES   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Emerging economy; Energy conservation; Household electricity; Industrial ecology; Sustainable consumption; The Philippines

Indexed keywords

EMERGING ECONOMIES; HOUSEHOLD ELECTRICITY; INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY; PHILIPPINES; SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION;

ECOLOGY; ENERGY CONSERVATION; INDUSTRY;

ECONOMICS;

ENERGY CONSERVATION; FUEL CONSUMPTION; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY; INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; METROPOLITAN AREA; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

MANILA; NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION; PHILIPPINES;

EID: 79951727983     PISSN: 10881980     EISSN: 15309290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-9290.2010.00305.x     Document Type: Article

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