Sustainable Energy Consumption in Residential Buildings

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Rennings, Klaus (Editor), Brohmann, Bettina (Editor), Nentwich, Julia (Editor), Schleich, Joachim (Editor), Traber, Thure (Editor), Wüstenhagen, Rolf (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Heidelberg : Physica-Verlag HD : Imprint: Physica, 2013.
• Series: ZEW Economic Studies, 44
• Subjects: Economic policy.; Environmental economics.; Social sciences.; Sociology.; Psychology.; Economics.; Environmental Economics.; Sociology, general.; Economic Policy.; Psychology, general.; Social Sciences, general.

As the residential buildings sector accounts for around 30 percent of the final energy demand in Germany, this sector is increasingly becoming the focus of public attention with regard to climate change. In this book, decisions on energy consumption by private households are examined. The analyses a...