The Socio-Demographic Dimensions of Energy Poverty: a Case Study from Bytom, Poland

• Autorzy: Grzegorz Libor , Stefan Bouzarovski
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Energy poverty can be understood as the inability to secure a socially- and materially-necessitated level of energy services in the home. This article presents the results of empirical research on energy poverty in Bytom. The study was carried out using a questionnaire delivered to 121 persons living in Bytom. The questionnaire consisted of 20 single and multiple-choice questions. The primary aim of the research was to achieve typological representativeness by identifying the differences between six age categories. Some of the results confirm what is already known about the relationships between the age of the head of household and energy poverty, while others are surprising. On their basis it is possible to formulate some recommendations for local anti-poverty energy policies. (original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

City demography; City sociology; Fuel poverty; Energy policy; Age diversity

PL

Demografia miasta; Socjologia miasta; Ubóstwo energetyczne; Polityka energetyczna; Zróżnicowanie wiekowe

• Czasopismo: Problemy Rozwoju Miast
• Rocznik: 2018
• Tom: 57
• Strony: 63--77

Twórcy

autor

Grzegorz Libor

• University of Silesia in Katowice, Sosnowiec, Poland

autor

Stefan Bouzarovski

• University of Gdańsk, Poland

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DOI

10.2478/udi-2018-0018