An Energy Analysis of Household Consumption Changing Patters of Direct and Indirect Use in India /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Pachauri, Shonali (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2007.
• Series: Alliance for Global Sustainability Bookseries, Science and Technology: Tools for Sustainable Development, 13
• Subjects: Environment.; Energy.; Energy industries.; Environmental management.; Microeconomics.; Development economics.; Environmental Management.; Energy Economics.; Environment, general.; Development Economics.; Energy, general.

The book presents a novel socio-economic approach to analysing the - ergy system and energy consumption in India from a household persp- tive. In doing so, it views households as the ultimate end-consumers and estimates and analyses the direct and indirect energy requirements of household consumptio...

Table of Contents:

• An Overview of Energy Consumption in India
• Energy Analysis and Energy Intensities for India
• Total and Average Household Energy Requirements
• Disaggregate Household Energy Requirements
• Energy Requirements and Well Being
• Conclusions and Reflections.