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Social identity and relations : implications for home energy demand and the peak load reduction in the UK [PDF]
, 2023 This paper explores how social relations and social identities shape home energy management practices at individual and collective levels. While emerging research has signalled the importance of social relations in shaping energy demand, there have been ...
Chatzimichali, Anna +4 more
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Cooperatives for demand side management [PDF]
, 2012 We propose a new scheme for efficient demand side management for the Smart Grid. Specifically, we envisage and promote the formation of cooperatives of medium-large consumers and equip them (via our proposed mechanisms) with the capability of regularly ...
Kota, Ramachandra +5 more
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Conservation Science and Practice, 2020 The unsustainable wildmeat trade has been long recognized as a threat to wildlife. Yet, its impact on marine species has been underresearched. Sea turtles have been historically threatened by unsustainable trade, but there are few studies of consumer ...
Diogo Veríssimo +4 more
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Application of a Bayesian Network complex system model to a successful community electricity demand reduction program [PDF]
, 2015 Utilities worldwide are focused on supplying peak electricity demand reliably and cost effectively, requiring a thorough understanding of all the factors influencing residential electricity use at peak times. An electricity demand reduction project based
Buys, Laurie +2 more
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Alcohol Related Disorders in Asia Pacific Region: Prevalence, Health Consequences and Impacts on the Nations [PDF]
Asia Pacific Journal of Medical Toxicology, 2015 Background: In Asia Pacific (AP) region, the exact picture of the alcohol use problems has remained relatively obscure. In this study, the profile of alcohol consumption and alcohol related disorders in AP countries are presented.
Seyed Mostafa Monzavi +2 more
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People and Nature, 2020 All eight pangolin species are threatened with extinction, largely through demand for their products including scales, meat and body parts. The demand for pangolin scales has gained attention from many conservation groups due to the large volumes ...
Yifu Wang +2 more
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Conservation Science and Practice, 2022 Conservationists have long sought to reduce consumer demand for products from overexploited wildlife species. Health practitioners have also begun calling for reductions in the wildlife trade to reduce pandemic risk.
Douglas MacFarlane +11 more
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Information About Zoonotic Disease Risks Reduces Desire to Own Exotic Pets Among Global Consumers
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2021 Demand for exotic pets is a substantial driver of the illegal wildlife trade. Previous work has suggested that this demand could be reduced by conservation marketing messaging highlighting the potential consequences to individual purchasers, in the form ...
Tom P. Moorhouse +3 more
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People and Nature, 2023 Co‐design, an approach that seeks to incorporate the experiences and perspectives of different stakeholders, is increasingly being used to develop audience‐oriented behaviour change interventions.
Sifan Hu +6 more
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Conservation Science and Practice, 2022 Wildlife trade threatens global taxa. While interest in consumer behavior is increasing, such studies are scarce, particularly for plants and fungi, around questions of consumer characteristics, preferences, and perceptions.
Jun He +5 more
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