Benefit or burden? Perceptions of energy efficiency efforts among low-income housing residents in New York City

Energy Research and Social Science

Volumn 8, Issue , 2015, Pages 52-59

  Hernández, Diana ^a   Phillips, Douglas ^a  

^a Department of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy efficiency; Energy insecurity; Low income housing; Weatherization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84929996784     PISSN: 22146296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2015.04.010     Document Type: Article

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