Air-conditioning and antibiotics: Demand management insights from problematic health and household cooling practices

Energy Policy

Volumn 67, Issue , 2014, Pages 673-681

  Nicholls, Larissa ^a   Strengers, Yolande ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Demand management; Electricity; Peak demand; Social practices

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; COOLING; ELECTRIC LOAD MANAGEMENT; ELECTRICITY; HEALTH; HEATING;

ELECTRICITY PRICES; ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS; HEALTH IMPLICATIONS; HEALTH-CARE SYSTEM; PEAK DEMAND; PEAK ELECTRICITY DEMAND; SOCIAL PRACTICE THEORIES; SOCIAL PRACTICES;

AIR CONDITIONING;

AIR CONDITIONING; ANTIBIOTICS; COOLING; DEMAND ANALYSIS; DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT; ENERGY USE; HEALTH CARE; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY; PLANNING THEORY; POLICY APPROACH; RESEARCH WORK; THEORETICAL STUDY;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84893828496     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.11.076     Document Type: Article

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