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Energy and Behaviour
Towards a Low Carbon Future
Provides a multidisciplinary approach to energy and behaviour, encouraging critical thinking about core theories, quantitative and qualitative methodologies, and policy challenges
Marta Lopes (Edited by), Carlos Henggeler Antunes (Edited by), Kathryn B. Janda (Edited by)
9780128185674
Paperback, published 25 November 2019
558 pages, 34 illustrations
23.4 x 19 x 3.4 cm, 1.13 kg
Approx.527 pages
1. Energy and behaviour: Challenges of a low-carbon future PART 1: Understanding energy behaviour: Disciplinary approaches and beyond 1.1 Psychology and energy conservation: Contributions from theory and practice 1.2 Behavioural economics for energy and climate change policies and the transition to a sustainable energy use - A Scandinavian perspective 1.3 Beyond energy behaviour: A broader way to see people for climate change technology planning Part 2: Energy behaviour across sectors 2.1 Resource-efficient nondomestic buildings: Intertwining behaviours and technology 2.2 The challenge of improving energy efficiency in the building sector: Taking an in-depth look at decision-making on investments in energy-efficient refurbishments 2.3 Reframing energy efficiency in industry: A discussion of definitions, rationales and management practices 2.4 What do we know about the role the human dimension plays in shaping a sustainable low-carbon transport transition? 2.5 The impact of the institutional context on the potential contribution of new business models to democratizing the energy system 2.6 Energy, human activity, and knowledge: Addressing smart city challenges PART 3 - Modelling energy behaviour 3.1 Energy and enjoyment: The value of household electricity consumption 3.2 Developing quantitative insights on building occupant behaviour: Supporting modelling tools and datasets 3.3 Agent-based modelling of the social dynamics of energy end use 3.4 Preference elicitation approaches for energy decisions PART 4 - Promoting behaviour change 4.1 A critical review of energy behaviour change: The influence of context. 4.2 Urban low-carbon futures: Results from real-world lab experiment in Berlin 4.3 Overview of the European Union policies to promote more sustainable behaviours in energy end-users 4.4. A brief history of behaviour in US energy programs: Landscape, integration, and future opportunities
Subject Areas: Energy technology & engineering [TH], Society & social sciences [J]
