Freezing the poor - Indoor environmental quality in low and very low income households during the winter period in Athens

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 70, Issue , 2014, Pages 61-70

  Santamouris, M ^a   Alevizos, S M ^a   Aslanoglou, L ^a   Mantzios, D ^a   Milonas, P ^a   Sarelli, I ^a   Karatasou, S ^a   Cartalis, K ^a   Paravantis, J A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PIRAEUS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Economic crisis; Energy poverty; Low indoor temperatures; Residential energy consumption

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; HEALTH RISKS; HOUSING; SPACE HEATING;

ECONOMIC CRISIS; ECONOMIC SITUATION; ENERGY POVERTIES; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; INDOOR TEMPERATURE; LOW- INCOME DWELLINGS; RESIDENTIAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES;

EID: 84896523897     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2013.11.074     Document Type: Article

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