Energy, EROI and quality of life

Energy Policy

Volumn 64, Issue , 2014, Pages 153-167

  Lambert, Jessica G ^a   Hall, Charles A S ^a   Balogh, Stephen ^a   Gupta, Ajay ^a   Arnold, Michelle ^a  

^a Next Generation Energy Initiative Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy; EROI; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ENERGY; ENERGY AVAILABILITY; EROI; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; MULTIPLE REGRESSION ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL IMPLICATION; STANDARD OF LIVING;

REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EDUCATION;

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY USE; LIVING STANDARD; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84889599056     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.07.001     Document Type: Article

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