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dc.contributor.authorPoruschi, Lavinia
dc.contributor.authorAmbrey, Christopher L
dc.date.accessioned2018-08-16T03:14:47Z
dc.date.available2018-08-16T03:14:47Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.identifier.issn1462-9011
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.envsci.2016.07.003
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/101180
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study is to shed light on the connection between income, dwelling type, tenure type and city living, in terms of both a household’s energy saving behaviours and direct residential energy consumption. This study employs data from the Household Energy Consumption Survey, Australia. Using a seemingly unrelated regression (SUR) system of equations the results reveal some key mechanisms which may allow householders to realise lower levels of energy consumption and hence lower carbon emissions. The results indicate that there are characteristics unique to living in a city that are linked to higher levels of direct residential energy consumption. On a number of measures (e.g. household income, tenure type and dwelling type), the results point to a lower likelihood of engaging in energy saving behaviours in cities. Also, depending on the number of energy saving behaviours, these actions have the potential to more than offset higher direct residential energy consumption of householders residing in separate houses. Coupled with these findings renters, a more vulnerable social group, are found to be significantly disadvantaged, suffering from a much lower adaptive capacity. Specifically, householders who rent their home are 77% less likely to have solar electricity. A result which may reflect differences in access to opportunity. Further, householders who rent are less likely to engage in energy saving actions. A finding which may reflect difference in ontological security and the greater psychological burden associated with undertaking energy saving behaviours (a barrier) borne by renters not shared with home owners.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom334
dc.relation.ispartofpageto343
dc.relation.ispartofjournalEnvironmental Science & Policy
dc.relation.ispartofvolume66
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEnvironmental sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchUrban analysis and development
dc.subject.fieldofresearchHuman society
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode41
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode330410
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode44
dc.titleOn the confluence of city living, energy saving behaviours and direct residential energy consumption
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Sciences, Griffith School of Environment
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorAmbrey, Christopher L.
gro.griffith.authorPoruschi, Lavinia


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