Security of energy services and uses within urban households

Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 218-224

  Sovacool, Benjamin K ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENERGY POLICY; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY; RURAL ENERGY; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; URBAN DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 80052268381     PISSN: 18773435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cosust.2011.06.004     Document Type: Review

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