Urban form and residential electricity consumption: Evidence from Illinois, USA

Landscape and Urban Planning

Volumn 115, Issue , 2013, Pages 62-71

  Wilson, Bev ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Electricity consumption; Residential development; Subdivision; Urban form

Indexed keywords

ENERGY UTILIZATION; HEATING; HOUSING;

ANNUAL ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION; DESIGN CHARACTERISTICS; DEVELOPMENT PATTERNS; ELECTRICITY-CONSUMPTION; RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT; RESIDENTIAL ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION; SUBDIVISION; URBAN FORM;

ELECTRIC POWER UTILIZATION;

DATA SET; ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY; FUEL CONSUMPTION; HEATING; RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT; RESIDENTIAL ENERGY; URBAN AREA;

ILLINOIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84877671162     PISSN: 01692046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2013.03.011     Document Type: Article

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