Energy Efficiency: Perspectives on Individual Behavior
Author Info	Edited by Willett Kempton, Princeton University Max Neiman, University of California, Berkeley
Details	This book assembles case studies and research that examine energy-related behavior in detail and sheds light on how individuals make decisions. The chapter authors explore energy behavior from a broad range of perspectives including anthropology, behavioral psychology, sociology, economics, and engineering. Their work clarifies how people perceive and use energy. "...a compelling message...an excellent addition to the working bookshelf of any person involved in energy policy development, programming or implementation." -- Robert Bartley, Cavalier Management Consulting Services, Energy Network News Part I. INTRODUCTION Part II. CONSUMER INVESTMENT DECISION PROCESSES Part III. INFERENCE OF INDIVIDUAL BEHAVIOR FROM AGGREGATE DATA Part IV. HOME ENERGY MANAGEMENT Part V. INTERACTION OF BUILDING SYSTEMS WITH OCCUPANTS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Back to index Part I. INTRODUCTION Chapter 1 Individuals, Energy Behavior, and the Scale of Analysis by Max Neiman Back to index Part II. CONSUMER INVESTMENT DECISION PROCESSES Chapter 1 Introduction by Willett Kempton Chapter 2 Why is it So Hard to Sell Savings as a Reason for Energy Conservation? by Shel Feldman Chapter 3 Energy-Efficiency Choice in the Purchase of Residential Appliances by Henry Ruderman, Mark Levine, and James E. McMahon Chapter 4 Why Don't People Weatherize Their Homes?: An Ethnographic Solution by Richard Wilk and Harold Wilhite Chapter 5 Energy Conservation and Public Policy: The Mediation of Individual Behavior by Dane Archer, Thomas Pettigrew, Mark Costanza, Bonita Iritani, Iain Walker, and Lawrence White Chapter 6 Superinsulated Houses: The Importance of Resale Values by Dick Holt Chapter 7 Optimizing Investment Levels for Energy Conservation: Individual Versus Social Perspective, and the Role of Uncertainty by Ari Rabl Back to index Part III. INFERENCE OF INDIVIDUAL BEHAVIOR FROM AGGREGATE DATA Chapter 1 Introduction by Willett Kempton Chapter 2 Saving Energy the Easy Way: An Analysis of Thermostat Management by Edward Vine Chapter 3 Variation of Household Investment in Energy-Efficient Design by Joseph Laquatra Chapter 4 Determinants of Household Energy Efficiency and Demand by Lester Baxter, Stephen Feldman, Arie Schinnar and Robert Wirtshafter Chapter 5 Support for Local Government Regulation to Support Solar Energy by Barbara Burt and Max Neiman Chapter 6 A Decade of Residential Energy Research: Some New Directions and Some Speculations About the Futures by Donnie Maas Morrison Back to index Part IV. HOME ENERGY MANAGEMENT Chapter 1 Introduction by Willett Kempton Chapter 2 Household Energy Use in Sweden and Minnesota: Individual Behavior in Cultural Context by Rita Erickson Chapter 3 Residential Hot Water: A Behaviorally Driven System by Willett Kempton Chapter 4 Thermostat Management: Intensive Interviewing Used To Interpret Instrumental Data by Willett Kempton and Shirlee Krabacher Chapter 5 Family Schedules and Energy Consumption Behavior by Jeffrey Weihl Back to index Part V. INTERACTION OF BUILDING SYSTEMS WITH OCCUPANTS Chapter 1 Introduction by Willett Kempton Chapter 2 Energy Use Among the Low-Income Elderly: A Closer Look by Richard Diamond Chapter 3 Energy Consumption and Energy Billings in Apartments by Bruce Hackett Chapter 4 Statistical Analysis of Lifestyle Factors in Heating Energy Use of New and Weatherized Minnesota Houses by Mary Fagerson
Other Info	ISBN 0-918249-05-8 Soft cover, 6" x 9", 333 pp., index, 1987, $20.00
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