An analysis of the influence of urban form on energy consumption by individual consumption behaviors from a microeconomic viewpoint

Energy Policy

Volumn 61, Issue , 2013, Pages 909-919

  Yin, Yanhong ^a   Mizokami, Shoshi ^b   Maruyama, Takuya ^b  

^a NINGBO UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Compact development; Individual energy consumption; Urban form

Indexed keywords

COMPACT DEVELOPMENT; ENERGY ESTIMATION; INFLUENTIAL FACTORS; LOCAL RESIDENTS; METROPOLITAN AREA; SPATIAL REGRESSION; URBAN FORM; UTILITY MAXIMIZATIONS;

EMPLOYMENT; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TRANSPORTATION;

ENERGY UTILIZATION;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY MARKET; METROPOLITAN AREA; MICROECONOMICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; URBAN ECONOMY;

JAPAN; KUMAMOTO; KYUSHU;

EID: 84881663200     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.06.054     Document Type: Article

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