Householder engagement with energy consumption feedback: The role of community action and communications

Energy Policy

Volumn 88, Issue , 2016, Pages 168-177

  Burchell, Kevin ^a   Rettie, Ruth ^a   Roberts, Tom C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behaviour change; Community action; Energy consumption feedback; Gender

Indexed keywords

ENERGY POLICY;

BEHAVIOUR CHANGES; COMMUNITY ACTION; DOMESTIC ENERGY; ELECTRICITY AND GAS; EMAIL COMMUNICATION; GENDER; SMART COMMUNITY; SUPPORT ENERGY;

ENERGY UTILIZATION;

COMMUNICATION; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY USE; GENDER RELATIONS; LOCAL PARTICIPATION;

EID: 84949645314     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2015.10.019     Document Type: Article

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