Measuring energy poverty: Focusing on what matters

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 231-243

  Nussbaumer, Patrick ^a   Bazilian, Morgan ^b   Modi, Vijay ^c  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIA I TECNOLOGIA AMBIENTALS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Composite index; Energy poverty; Measuring and reporting; Multidimensional poverty

Indexed keywords

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

COMPOSITE INDEX; ENERGY POVERTIES; ENERGY SERVICES; ESSENTIAL SUPPORT; INFORMATION BASE; MEASURING AND REPORTING; MULTIDIMENSIONAL POVERTY; SUPPORT POLICY;

RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

EID: 82355169565     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2011.07.150     Document Type: Review

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