Modelling UK domestic energy and carbon emissions: An agent-based approach

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2602-2612

  Natarajana, Sukumar ^a   Padget, Julian ^b   Elliott, Liam ^b  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agent based modelling; Climate change; Residential energy; Stock models

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMOUS AGENTS; CARBON; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; HOUSING;

AGENT-BASED APPROACH; AGENT-BASED MODELLING; CARBON EMISSIONS; EMISSION CHARACTERISTICS; INTEGRATED FRAMEWORKS; INTEGRATED MODELLING; RESIDENTIAL ENERGY; STOCK MODELS;

CLIMATE MODELS;

EID: 80054801679     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2011.05.013     Document Type: Article

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