Adoption and diffusion of heating systems in Norway: Coupling agent-based modeling with empirical research

Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions

Volumn 8, Issue , 2013, Pages 42-61

  Sopha, Bertha Maya ^a,b   Klöckner, Christian A ^a   Hertwich, Edgar G ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b GADJAH MADA UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Adoption; Agent based modeling; Empirical survey; Heating system; Norway

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; COUPLING; DECISION MAKING; DIFFUSION; ELECTRICITY; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; HEATING; HUMAN BEHAVIOR; LITERATURE REVIEW; SURVEY;

NORWAY;

EID: 84883052289     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22104224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eist.2013.06.001     Document Type: Article

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