"I think we need to get a better generator": Household resilience to disruption to power supply during storm events

Energy Policy

Volumn 92, Issue , 2016, Pages 171-180

  Ghanem, Dana Abi ^a   Mander, Sarah ^a   Gough, Clair ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate change adaptation; Electricity network resilience; Everyday practices; Power outage; UK storm

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS; STORMS;

CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION; ELECTRICITY NETWORKS; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; EVERYDAY PRACTICES; EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS; HOUSEHOLD LEVEL; MATERIAL ELEMENTS; POWER OUTAGE;

OUTAGES;

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; STORM; WINTER;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84960921409     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2016.02.003     Document Type: Article

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