In general, children and adultsí consumption behaviour is analysed within the household decision-making process. This paper, however, explores children and adultsí consumption behaviour contemplating children and adults ...

With the purpose of studying the influence of population dynamics and economic growth on energy consumption and carbon emissions, an endogenous economic growth model is proposed incorporating physical and human capital and ...

Since the beginning of the last century the world is experiencing an important demographic transition, which will probably impact on economic growth. Many demographers and social scientists are trying to understand the key ...

Short-term and mid-term projections of energy consumption and carbon emissions raise significant concern about the availability of the necessary energy resources to meet the growing demand and about the impact of emissions ...

O presente trabalho tem como seu principal objetivo avaliar os resultados alcançados com a implantação do sistema de medição individualizada de água em prédios populares abastecidos pela Empresa Baiana de Águas e Saneamento ...

Increasing evidence—synthesized in this paper—shows that economic growth contributes to biodiversity loss via greater resource consumption and higher emissions. Nonetheless, a review of international biodiversity and ...

During the last two decades, Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) power consumption have been approximately 50% of the total utilized in the building and construction sector, which equivalent to 10-20% of the ...