SOCIO-MARKAL: Integrating energy consumption behavioral changes in the technological optimization framework

Energy for Sustainable Development

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 73-83

  Nguene, Gustave ^a   Fragnière, Emmanuel ^a   Kanala, Roman ^a,b   Lavigne, Denis ^c   Moresino, Francesco ^a  

^a Haute Ecole de Gestion HEG de Genève   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^c Saint Jeansur Richelieu   (Canada)

Author keywords

Behavioral changes; MARKAL; Operations research in energy; Rational energy use; Residential lighting; Sociological surveys

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONSUMER BEHAVIOR; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; HOUSING; LIGHTING; OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

BEHAVIORAL CHANGES; ENERGY USE; MARKAL; RESIDENTIAL LIGHTING; SOCIOLOGICAL SURVEYS;

ENERGY UTILIZATION;

CARBON DIOXIDE; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENERGY USE; GREENHOUSE GAS; INNOVATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE;

SWITZERLAND;

EID: 79952317221     PISSN: 09730826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.esd.2011.01.006     Document Type: Article

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