Modelling the impact of urban form on household energy demand and related CO 2 emissions in the Greater Dublin Region

Energy Policy

Volumn 46, Issue , 2012, Pages 359-369

  Liu, Xiaochen ^a,b   Sweeney, John ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b SHANGHAI METEOROLOGICAL BUREAU   (China)

Author keywords

CO 2 emissions; Household energy demand; Urban form

Indexed keywords

COMPACT CITY; DISTRIBUTION PROFILES; DOMESTIC HEATING; FLOOR AREAS; HEATING CONSUMPTION; HEATING ENERGY; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY USE; THERMAL BALANCE; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN FORM;

APARTMENT HOUSES; BUILDINGS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FLOORS; SPACE HEATING; URBAN GROWTH;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

CARBON EMISSION; ENERGY MARKET; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY USE; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; NUMERICAL MODEL; URBAN DEVELOPMENT;

COUNTY DUBLIN; DUBLIN [COUNTY DUBLIN]; IRELAND; LEINSTER;

EID: 84861222933     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.03.070     Document Type: Article

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