Energy Vulnerability Composite Index in Social Housing, from a Household Energy Poverty Perspective

In Europe, the proportion of social housing is high, and such houses tend to be inhabited by below average-income households, which are particularly vulnerable to energy poverty. This article proposes a new methodological approach for defining an index for household energy vulnerability assessment....

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Main Authors:	Eva Llera-Sastresa, Sabina Scarpellini, Pilar Rivera-Torres, Juan Aranda, Ignacio Zabalza-Bribián, Alfonso Aranda-Usón
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2017-04-01
Series:	Sustainability
Subjects:	energy poverty social housing indicators energy management socioeconomics
Online Access:	http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/9/5/691

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spelling	doaj-bb126600b10143989c39b1f83502ccb62020-11-24T22:11:51ZengMDPI AGSustainability2071-10502017-04-019569110.3390/su9050691su9050691Energy Vulnerability Composite Index in Social Housing, from a Household Energy Poverty PerspectiveEva Llera-Sastresa0Sabina Scarpellini1Pilar Rivera-Torres2Juan Aranda3Ignacio Zabalza-Bribián4Alfonso Aranda-Usón5Department of Mechanical Engineering, CIRCE, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza 50009, SpainDepartment of Accounting and Finance, CIRCE, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza 50009, SpainDepartment of Marketing, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza 50009, SpainCIRCE Foundation—Research Centre for Energy Resources and Consumptions, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza 50009, SpainDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, CIRCE, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza 50009, SpainDepartment of Accounting and Finance, CIRCE, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza 50009, SpainIn Europe, the proportion of social housing is high, and such houses tend to be inhabited by below average-income households, which are particularly vulnerable to energy poverty. This article proposes a new methodological approach for defining an index for household energy vulnerability assessment. This method can be used to improve the management of social housing. After establishing a heuristic framework for household energy poverty–which stems from different causes such as income, the characteristics of the residence, energy installations, and the energy-consumption habits of household members–multi-criteria analytical methods, based on the aggregation of indicators which reveal the conditions leading to energy poverty, have been applied, and effective means of intervention are proposed. The method is also applied to a sample of social houses and thus validated as a useful tool in decision-making processes which concern the management of social housing from a household energy-poverty perspective.http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/9/5/691energy povertysocial housingindicatorsenergy managementsocioeconomics
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spellingShingle	Eva Llera-Sastresa Sabina Scarpellini Pilar Rivera-Torres Juan Aranda Ignacio Zabalza-Bribián Alfonso Aranda-Usón Energy Vulnerability Composite Index in Social Housing, from a Household Energy Poverty Perspective Sustainability energy poverty social housing indicators energy management socioeconomics
author_facet	Eva Llera-Sastresa Sabina Scarpellini Pilar Rivera-Torres Juan Aranda Ignacio Zabalza-Bribián Alfonso Aranda-Usón
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title	Energy Vulnerability Composite Index in Social Housing, from a Household Energy Poverty Perspective
title_short	Energy Vulnerability Composite Index in Social Housing, from a Household Energy Poverty Perspective
title_full	Energy Vulnerability Composite Index in Social Housing, from a Household Energy Poverty Perspective
title_fullStr	Energy Vulnerability Composite Index in Social Housing, from a Household Energy Poverty Perspective
title_full_unstemmed	Energy Vulnerability Composite Index in Social Housing, from a Household Energy Poverty Perspective
title_sort	energy vulnerability composite index in social housing, from a household energy poverty perspective
publisher	MDPI AG
series	Sustainability
issn	2071-1050
publishDate	2017-04-01
description	In Europe, the proportion of social housing is high, and such houses tend to be inhabited by below average-income households, which are particularly vulnerable to energy poverty. This article proposes a new methodological approach for defining an index for household energy vulnerability assessment. This method can be used to improve the management of social housing. After establishing a heuristic framework for household energy poverty–which stems from different causes such as income, the characteristics of the residence, energy installations, and the energy-consumption habits of household members–multi-criteria analytical methods, based on the aggregation of indicators which reveal the conditions leading to energy poverty, have been applied, and effective means of intervention are proposed. The method is also applied to a sample of social houses and thus validated as a useful tool in decision-making processes which concern the management of social housing from a household energy-poverty perspective.
topic	energy poverty social housing indicators energy management socioeconomics
url	http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/9/5/691
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Energy Vulnerability Composite Index in Social Housing, from a Household Energy Poverty Perspective

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