Effective and persistent changes in household energy-saving behaviors: Evidence from post-tsunami Japan

Applied Energy

Volumn 167, Issue , 2016, Pages 93-106

  Fujimi, Toshio ^a   Kajitani, Yoshio ^b   Chang, Stephanie E ^c  

^a KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b CENTRAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adaptation to electricity shortfall; Behavioral change; Energy conservation; Habits; Natural experiment; Residential sector

Indexed keywords

DISASTERS; ELECTRIC POWER UTILIZATION; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TSUNAMIS;

BEHAVIORAL CHANGES; ELECTRICITY SHORTFALL; HABITS; NATURAL EXPERIMENT; RESIDENTIAL SECTORS;

ELECTRIC VARIABLES MEASUREMENT;

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; DATA ACQUISITION; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY PLANNING; ENERGY USE; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY; HUMAN BEHAVIOR; LIFESTYLE; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; TSUNAMI EVENT; WORLD WIDE WEB;

JAPAN;

EID: 84957818772     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2016.01.027     Document Type: Article

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