Determinants of households' space heating type and expenditures in Italy

International Journal of Environmental Research

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1025-1038

  Laureti, T ^a   Secondi, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Energy consumption; Environmental policies; Household budget data; Household energy behaviour

Indexed keywords

CARBON EMISSION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY USE; HEATING; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY; HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE;

ITALY;

EID: 84868379121     PISSN: 17356865     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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