Towards more effective behavioural energy policy: An integrative modelling approach to residential energy consumption in Europe

Energy Research and Social Science

Volumn 7, Issue , 2015, Pages 84-98

  Lopes, Marta A R ^a,b   Antunes, Carlos Henggeler ^a,c   Martins, Nelson ^d  

^a INESC COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

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EID: 84927915752     PISSN: 22146296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2015.03.004     Document Type: Article

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