Households' pro-environmental habits and investments in water and energy consumption: Determinants and relationships

作者: Roberto Martínez-Espiñeira , María A. García-Valiñas , Céline Nauges

DOI: 10.1016/J.JENVMAN.2013.12.002

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摘要: Economic instruments have received a lot of attention in the literature dealing with water and energy demand management. However factors driving households' behaviour/habits investment water-saving energy-saving equipment been seldom studied. The main purpose this article is to contribute by analysing determinants set conservation habits pro-environmental decisions. Using household-level data from Spain, we show that purchase resource-efficient appliances are not independent.

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