LBL-10587 r. Presented at the Conference on Consumer Bahavior and Energy Use, Banff, Alberta, Canada, September 17-20, 1980 INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL ENERGY END USE DATA: ANALYSIS OF HISTORICAL AND PRESENT DAY STRUCTURE AND DYNAMICS Lee Schipper and Andrea Ketoff September 1980 TWO-WEEK LOAN COPY This is a Library irculating opy which may be borrowed for two weeks. For a personal retention copy, call Tech. Info. iuision, Ext. 782 Prepared for the U.S. Department of Energy under Contract W-7405-ENG-48

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This is the first book in the literature to deal with transport issues associated with energy from a behavioral perspective in an interdisciplinary and systematic way. This book not only overviews the history of relevant research and new developments but also extensively discusses future research issues. It provides readers with behavioral insights into more effective policymaking based on various interdisciplinary methodologies. This introductory chapter first describes the position of the transport sector in challenging global warming and sustainable development and then discusses the importance of human behavior in transport and energy research. After that, the whole book structure is described by providing an abstract of each chapter. Finally, this chapter is concluded by showing what different types of readers can benefit from this book.

Introduction of research on transport and energy

Examination of the energy and GNP statistics for the most industrialized countries indicates a large spread in the ratio of energy use per unit of GNP. This article compares energy use in the United States, one of the countries with a high energy/GNP ratio, with that in Sweden, a country which in 1971 used approximately 60 percent as much energy as the United States to generate each dollar of GNP. Sweden was chosen not only because of its low energy/GNP ratio, but also because the GNP per capita is essentially the same in both countries. Moreover, much of the economic activity and many of the demographic features in Sweden are similar to those in the United States. Thus, evaluating the differences in energy utilization between these two countries may illuminate strategies for saving energy. Studies of energy conservation in the United States indicate that the more important of these strategies, taken together, could reduce energy consumption 25 to 40 percent, while lowering pollution, reducing capital requirements for energy production, and generally raising employment. But the interrelationships among economic inputs (including energy) within an economy are complex. Thus, examination of an economy similar to that of the U.S. but requiring substantiallymore » less energy may provide guidance in understanding the total effect of energy conservation. Physical characteristics, economic activity, food, health and education, and conveniences such as appliances and automobiles are indicators that are compared for Sweden and the U.S. Energy consumption in all sectors are compared and some specific data are provided for transportation comparisons. (MCW)« less

L. Schipper

Papers

Efficient energy use and well-being: the Swedish example. [Comparison with USA]