HOME WITH THE LIGHTS ON: IGNITING THE SPARK
(2011) HEKM10 20111Human Ecology
- Abstract
- The amount of environmental degradation occurring in our world today continues to rise in large part due to human behaviors. As this paper discusses the relation between households, their energy-saving behaviors, and how these behaviors can affect the environmental impact of individuals as well as national climate-change policies, the power each one of us has in making a change within this world becomes obvious. Energy-saving behaviors and rates of electricity consumption of households are discussed in relation to their impact on the natural environment that surrounds us. This consumption is analyzed through a field study in Uppsala, Sweden, in order to understand if and to what extent consumption levels can be lowered through basic... (More)
- The amount of environmental degradation occurring in our world today continues to rise in large part due to human behaviors. As this paper discusses the relation between households, their energy-saving behaviors, and how these behaviors can affect the environmental impact of individuals as well as national climate-change policies, the power each one of us has in making a change within this world becomes obvious. Energy-saving behaviors and rates of electricity consumption of households are discussed in relation to their impact on the natural environment that surrounds us. This consumption is analyzed through a field study in Uppsala, Sweden, in order to understand if and to what extent consumption levels can be lowered through basic curtailment behaviors. With this result, I then contextualize these findings and analyze what these answers could mean in terms of environmental impacts as well as effects they could have on national climate-change objectives. Through this multi-level approach it is my hope to empower each individual with the realization that they posses the power to make a significant change within their household, and the overall global environment (Less)
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- author
- Jensen, Anna LU
- supervisor
- organization
- alternative title
- UNDERSTANDING THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF HOUSEHOLD ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION BEHAVIORS THROUGH A FIELD STUDY IN UPPSALA, SWEDEN
- course
- HEKM10 20111
- year
- 2011
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- language
- English
- id
- 1961482
- date added to LUP
- 2011-09-07 14:51:17
- date last changed
- 2011-09-07 14:51:17
@misc{1961482, abstract = {{The amount of environmental degradation occurring in our world today continues to rise in large part due to human behaviors. As this paper discusses the relation between households, their energy-saving behaviors, and how these behaviors can affect the environmental impact of individuals as well as national climate-change policies, the power each one of us has in making a change within this world becomes obvious. Energy-saving behaviors and rates of electricity consumption of households are discussed in relation to their impact on the natural environment that surrounds us. This consumption is analyzed through a field study in Uppsala, Sweden, in order to understand if and to what extent consumption levels can be lowered through basic curtailment behaviors. With this result, I then contextualize these findings and analyze what these answers could mean in terms of environmental impacts as well as effects they could have on national climate-change objectives. Through this multi-level approach it is my hope to empower each individual with the realization that they posses the power to make a significant change within their household, and the overall global environment}}, author = {{Jensen, Anna}}, language = {{eng}}, note = {{Student Paper}}, title = {{HOME WITH THE LIGHTS ON: IGNITING THE SPARK}}, year = {{2011}}, }