Lessons for integrated household energy conservation policies from an intervention study in Singapore

Energy Policy

Volumn 47, Issue , 2012, Pages 49-56

  Kua, H W ^a   Wong, S E ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Climate change; Energy conservation; Household intervention program

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL CHANGES; COMMUNITY ENERGY; CONSERVATION MEASURES; CONSERVATION PROGRAMS; CONTROL GROUPS; ENERGY REDUCTION; HAWTHORNE EFFECT; HOUSEHOLD CONSERVATION; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY; INTERVENTION PROGRAMS; SINGAPORE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENERGY UTILIZATION;

ENERGY CONSERVATION;

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY USE; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY;

SINGAPORE [SOUTHEAST ASIA];

EID: 84862261322     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.04.009     Document Type: Article

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