The effect of self-determined motivation on household energy consumption behaviour in a metropolitan area in southern China

Energy Efficiency

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 549-561

  Cheung, Lewis T O ^a   Chow, Alice S Y ^a   Fok, Lincoln ^a   Yu, Kar Ming ^a   Chou, Kee Lee ^a  

^a THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Energy saving behaviour; Hong Kong; Household energy consumption; Self determined motivation; Theory of planned action

Indexed keywords

ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; MOTIVATION; SURVEYS;

CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ENERGY; EXTRINSIC MOTIVATION; HONG-KONG; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY CONSUMPTION; METROPOLITAN AREA; PLANNED ACTION; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEYS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

EMISSION CONTROL; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY USE; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY; METROPOLITAN AREA; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY;

CHINA; HONG KONG;

EID: 84983738599     PISSN: 1570646X     EISSN: 15706478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12053-016-9472-5     Document Type: Article

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