Differences in Residential Energy Use between US City and Suburban Households

Hossein Estiri

Regional Studies, 2016, vol. 50, issue 11, 1919-1930

Abstract: Estiri H. Differences in residential energy use between US city and suburban households, Regional Studies. This paper applies path analysis to household-level data from the US residential sector to study differences in energy consumption between self-identified city and suburban households. Results show that, on average, suburban households consume more energy in residential buildings than their city-dweller counterparts. This variation in energy consumption is due to differences in: (1) characteristics of the household and the housing unit, independently, and (2) interactions between the household and housing characteristics in the city and suburban households. Findings of this study provide new insights into how regional policies can be implemented differently in suburbs and cities to reduce energy consumption.

Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2015.1079310

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