Climate change, buildings and energy prices

Handbook on Energy and Climate Change

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 434-452

  Gago, Alberto ^a   Hanemann, Michael ^b   Labandeira, Xavier ^a   Ramos, Ana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84921487374     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4337/9780857933690.00029     Document Type: Chapter

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