The impact of domestic energy efficiency retrofit schemes on householder attitudes and behaviours

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

Volumn 58, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 1853-1876

  Long, Thomas B ^a,c   Young, William ^a   Webber, Phil ^a   Gouldson, Andy ^a   Harwatt, Helen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Behaviours; Domestic; Efficiency; Energy; Household; Retrofit

Indexed keywords

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY USE; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY; PUBLIC ATTITUDE;

ENGLAND; KIRKLEES; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84943585851     PISSN: 09640568     EISSN: 13600559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2014.965299     Document Type: Article

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