Holidays in lights: Tracking cultural patterns in demand for energy services

• Published in: Earth's future Vol. 3; no. 6; pp. 182 - 205
• Main Authors: Román, Miguel O., Stokes, Eleanor C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken, USA Wiley Periodicals, Inc 01.06.2015; John Wiley & Sons, Inc
• Subjects: Algorithms; Atmospheric Composition and Structure; Behavior; Biogeosciences; Christmas; Climate change; Climate Change Mitigation; Decision making; Demographics; Demography; Economic conditions; Economics; Electric power generation; Electricity; Energy conservation; Energy consumption; Energy demand; Energy distribution; Energy Use; Estimates; Exterior lighting; Global Change; Holidays & special occasions; Human behavior; Human Dimensions; Human Impact; Human Impacts; Hydrology; Impacts on Humans; Incentives; Innovations; Marine Pollution; Megacities and Urban Environment; Natural Hazards; Night; Nighttime; Oceanography: General; Optimization; Pollution: Urban and Regional; Pollution: Urban, Regional and Global; Quality control; Ramadan; Remote Sensing; Remote Sensing and Disasters; Satellite imagery; Satellite tracking; Snow; Space Weather; Technological change; Time series; Urban Systems; Urbanization; Middle East; United States > US; Mexico; Human Dimensions; Remote Sensing; Climate Change Mitigation; Energy Use

Successful climate change mitigation will involve not only technological innovation, but also innovation in how we understand the societal and individual behaviors that shape the demand for energy services. Traditionally, individual energy behaviors have been described as a function of utility optim...