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Energy Consumption Behaviour: Rational or Habitual?

Simin Davoudi, Luke Dilly, Jenny Crawford

Keywords: Urban Energy Consumption; Consumption Behaviour; Rational Economic Perspective; Psychological Perspective; Sociological Perspective

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