A Mixed-Methods Assessment of Energy Insecurity in the United States.
Problem, research strategy, and findings: An energy-just transition requires research and targeted solutions for energy insecurity. However, national data sets undergirding this work lack the granularity to document energy poverty and physical and behavioral energy insecurity. We present here an ind...
| Publicado en: | Journal of the American Planning Association Vol. 92; no. 2; pp. 179 - 193 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
2026
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