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Schueftan, Alejandra
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Gonzalez, Alejandro Daniel
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2016-07-22T19:49:44Z
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2013-12
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Schueftan, Alejandra; Gonzalez, Alejandro Daniel; Reduction of firewood consumption by households in south-central Chile associated with energy efficiency programs; Elsevier; Energy Policy; 63; 12-2013; 823-832
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0301-4215
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http://hdl.handle.net/11336/6649
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Cities in the central-southern area of Chile face serious environmental pollution due to extensive use of firewood for heating. Low energy efficiency of constructions and cold climate increase the problem, which also affects native forests. The aims of this study are to characterize energy consumption in dwellings of this region, investigate the reduction potential, and study social and environmental consequences of high consumption of firewood. Actual energy consumption is studied with information from surveys, potential for reduction is modeled with software and other consequences are analyzed from previous studies. Results for the city of Valdivia show high firewood consumption per household, with a media bulk volume near 12 m3/year. Thermal regulations are softer compared with other countries. Moreover, around 85% of buildings were built before enforcing codes in 2007, and has almost no thermal protection. The reduction potential due to thermal improvements is found to be very high (62%) if buildings are refurbished to comply with the present Chilean Norm of 2007, but it reaches a 77% reduction if refurbished according to stricter foreign regulations. Therefore, an energy efficiency program strongly addressing existing buildings has the largest potential for reducing firewood use, and therefore mitigate environmental and health impacts.
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application/pdf
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eng
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Elsevier
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info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ar/
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Firewood Consumption
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Energy Efficiency
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Particulate Pollution
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Health Issues
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Ingeniería Medioambiental y Geológica, Geotécnicas
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Ingeniería del Medio Ambiente
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INGENIERÍAS Y TECNOLOGÍAS
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Reduction of firewood consumption by households in south-central Chile associated with energy efficiency programs
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info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo
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info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
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2016-07-22T18:53:29Z
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63
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823-832
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Países Bajos
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Amsterdam
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Fil: Schueftan, Alejandra. Universidad Austral de Chile. Facultad de Ciencias Forestales y Recursos Naturales; Chile
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Fil: Gonzalez, Alejandro Daniel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigación En Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina. Universidad Austral de Chile. Centro Transdisciplinario de Estudios Ambientales y Desarrollo Humano Sostenible; Chile
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Energy Policy
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info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301421513009014
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info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.enpol.2013.08.097
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info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2013.08.097
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