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Determinants of variation in household energy choice and consumption: Case from Mahabad City, Iran

This study seeks to find a method to identify the dominant pattern of energy choice and consumption in households, centering on demographic factors affecting the use of home appliances. To this aim, this study dealt with a variety of energy sources widely used by households, namely, liquefied petrol...

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Main Authors: Soltani, Mohammad, Rahmani, Omeid, Pour, Amin Beiranvand, Ghaderpour, Yousef, Ngah, Ibrahim, Misnan, Siti Hajar
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Published: MDPI AG 2019
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HT101-395 Sociology, Urban
Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/89328/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/app.48226
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spelling my.utm.893282021-02-09T08:26:28Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/89328/ Determinants of variation in household energy choice and consumption: Case from Mahabad City, Iran Soltani, Mohammad Rahmani, Omeid Pour, Amin Beiranvand Ghaderpour, Yousef Ngah, Ibrahim Misnan, Siti Hajar HT101-395 Sociology, Urban This study seeks to find a method to identify the dominant pattern of energy choice and consumption in households, centering on demographic factors affecting the use of home appliances. To this aim, this study dealt with a variety of energy sources widely used by households, namely, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), electricity, and kerosene for cooking, heating and cooling, lighting, and home appliances. Additionally, significant associations for the household energy choice and consumption were identified for demographic variables including household size, gender, head-of-household age, educational level, and income group. A logistic regression analysis was performed to obtain quantitative data provided by a survey from 821 households across residential districts of urban and rural areas in Mahabad city, northwest Iran. Obtained data were analyzed within a proposed three-energy dimension model (3-ED). The results showed that, in the case of other variables remaining constant, income may lead to variation in LPG and electricity consumption. Unlike other independent variables, the head-of-household age failed to have a significant impact. The findings can contribute to a better understanding of effective factors got household energy choice and consumption in other cities, and they can be useful for the support of policy-makers in their consumption patterns. MDPI AG 2019-09 Article PeerReviewed Soltani, Mohammad and Rahmani, Omeid and Pour, Amin Beiranvand and Ghaderpour, Yousef and Ngah, Ibrahim and Misnan, Siti Hajar (2019) Determinants of variation in household energy choice and consumption: Case from Mahabad City, Iran. Sustainability (Switzerland), 11 (17). p. 4775. ISSN 2071-1050 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/app.48226
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topic HT101-395 Sociology, Urban
spellingShingle HT101-395 Sociology, Urban
Soltani, Mohammad
Rahmani, Omeid
Pour, Amin Beiranvand
Ghaderpour, Yousef
Ngah, Ibrahim
Misnan, Siti Hajar
Determinants of variation in household energy choice and consumption: Case from Mahabad City, Iran
description This study seeks to find a method to identify the dominant pattern of energy choice and consumption in households, centering on demographic factors affecting the use of home appliances. To this aim, this study dealt with a variety of energy sources widely used by households, namely, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), electricity, and kerosene for cooking, heating and cooling, lighting, and home appliances. Additionally, significant associations for the household energy choice and consumption were identified for demographic variables including household size, gender, head-of-household age, educational level, and income group. A logistic regression analysis was performed to obtain quantitative data provided by a survey from 821 households across residential districts of urban and rural areas in Mahabad city, northwest Iran. Obtained data were analyzed within a proposed three-energy dimension model (3-ED). The results showed that, in the case of other variables remaining constant, income may lead to variation in LPG and electricity consumption. Unlike other independent variables, the head-of-household age failed to have a significant impact. The findings can contribute to a better understanding of effective factors got household energy choice and consumption in other cities, and they can be useful for the support of policy-makers in their consumption patterns.
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author Soltani, Mohammad
Rahmani, Omeid
Pour, Amin Beiranvand
Ghaderpour, Yousef
Ngah, Ibrahim
Misnan, Siti Hajar
author_facet Soltani, Mohammad
Rahmani, Omeid
Pour, Amin Beiranvand
Ghaderpour, Yousef
Ngah, Ibrahim
Misnan, Siti Hajar
author_sort Soltani, Mohammad
title Determinants of variation in household energy choice and consumption: Case from Mahabad City, Iran
title_short Determinants of variation in household energy choice and consumption: Case from Mahabad City, Iran
title_full Determinants of variation in household energy choice and consumption: Case from Mahabad City, Iran
title_fullStr Determinants of variation in household energy choice and consumption: Case from Mahabad City, Iran
title_full_unstemmed Determinants of variation in household energy choice and consumption: Case from Mahabad City, Iran
title_sort determinants of variation in household energy choice and consumption: case from mahabad city, iran
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2019
url http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/89328/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/app.48226
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