Towards a bright future? Household use of electric light: A microlevel study
Towards a bright future? Household use of electric light: A microlevel study
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DOI：
10.1016/j.enpol.2008.06.001
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发表时间：
2008-09-01
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9
通讯作者：
Krantz, Helena
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作者：
Bladh, Mats;Krantz, Helena
本文研究了住宅部门的节能问题及其与行为的关系。然而，我们对消费和使用的解释机制知之甚少。其目的是探索使用模式背后的行为元素，以便能够解释消费并确定节省的可能性。这项研究是基于一项正在进行的监测研究中的详细计量数据。这项研究的更大样本使两个假设的检验成为可能。然而，许多因素仍然隐藏着，必须在家庭习惯中进行追踪。文章的主要部分致力于探讨还有哪些其他变量在起作用。这是通过仔细研究七个家庭的用电量来完成的。这里结合了来自每个家庭的不同信息来源：每盏灯或灯具的详细计量数据；关于习惯的采访数据；以及走访时对自然光和照明设备的观察。这些来自联合来源的信息被用来检测使用的意义以及与消费的关系。必须将这里的发现转化为可测量的变量，并在具有代表性的人口样本上进行测试。这项研究提供了关于这些确定的变量以及如何解释它们的信息。(C)2008爱思唯尔有限公司。保留所有权利。
This paper addresses the problem of energy saving in the residential sector and its relation to behavior. However, we know little about the mechanisms explaining consumption and use. The aim is to explore the behavioral elements behind patterns of use, so that consumption can be explained and saving possibilities identified. The study is based on detailed, metered data from an ongoing monitoring study. A larger sample from that study made testing of two hypotheses possible. Yet, many factors remain hidden and must be traced among the habits of households. The major part of the article is devoted to an exploration into what other variables are at work. This was done by studying the electricity consumption of seven households closely. Here, different sources of information from each household were combined: detailed, metered data for each lamp or fixture: data from interviews regarding habits; and observations of natural light and lighting equipment at visits. This information from combined sources was used to detect meanings of use and relationships with consumption. What has been found here must be translated to measurable variables and tested on representative samples of populations. This study offers information on these variables identified and how to interpret them. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.