Peak demand and the 'family peak' period in Australia: Understanding practice (in)flexibility in households with children

Energy Research and Social Science

Volumn 9, Issue , 2015, Pages 116-124

  Nicholls, Larissa ^a   Strengers, Yolande ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Demand management; Families; Households; Social practices

Indexed keywords

EID: 84945457983     PISSN: 22146296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2015.08.018     Document Type: Article

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