Differences in Residential Energy Use between US City and Suburban Households
通过路径分析美国住宅部门家庭数据，发现郊区家庭平均住宅能耗高于城市家庭，差异源于家庭与住房特征及其交互作用，为区域节能政策提供参考。
Estiri H. Differences in residential energy use between US city and suburban households, Regional Studies. This paper applies path analysis to household-level data from the US residential sector to study differences in energy consumption between self-identified city and suburban households. Results show that, on average, suburban households consume more energy in residential buildings than their city-dweller counterparts. This variation in energy consumption is due to differences in: (1) characteristics of the household and the housing unit, independently, and (2) interactions between the household and housing characteristics in the city and suburban households. Findings of this study provide new insights into how regional policies can be implemented differently in suburbs and cities to reduce energy consumption.