Coping with low incomes and cold homes

Energy Policy

Volumn 49, Issue , 2012, Pages 40-52

  Anderson, Will ^a   White, Vicki ^a   Finney, Andrea ^b  

^a Centre for Sustainable Energy   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coping strategies; Deprivation; Fuel poverty

Indexed keywords

COLD HOMES; COPING STRATEGIES; DEPRIVATION; DOMESTIC ENERGY; FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS; FINANCIAL RESOURCES; FUEL POVERTY; GREAT BRITAIN; IN-DEPTH INTERVIEWS; THERMAL PERFORMANCE; WINTER MONTHS;

ENERGY UTILIZATION;

HEATING;

COPING STRATEGY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY USE; FOOD QUALITY; LOW INCOME HOUSING; PUBLIC SPENDING;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84865595783     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.01.002     Document Type: Article

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