A comparative study of theoretical behaviour change models predicting empirical evidence for residential energy conservation behaviours

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 141, Issue , 2017, Pages 526-537

  Sarkis, Anthony M ^a  

^a Visionary Solutions Consulting   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation psychology; Green marketing; Residential energy efficiency; Theory of planned behaviour; Value belief norm theory; Voluntary green power market

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; COMMERCE; DECISION MAKING; HOUSING; MARKETING; POWER MARKETS;

GREEN MARKETING; GREEN POWER MARKETS; RESIDENTIAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY; THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOUR; VALUE-BELIEF-NORM THEORY;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84994556215     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.09.067     Document Type: Article

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