Energy Poverty and Vulnerability : A Global Perspective

Human health and well being are closely intertwined with the ability to access affordable and modern domestic energy services, including heating, cooling, lighting, cooking, and information technology. Energy poverty is said to occur when such amenities cannot be secured up to a socially- and physic...

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Other Authors: Thomson, Harriet (Editor), Petrova, Saska (Editor), Bouzarovski, Stefan (Editor), Simcock, Neil (Editor)
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Published: Taylor & Francis 2018
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