Living in energy poverty: a qualitative approach
This chapter presents the results of the analysis of the 60 in-depth interviews made with persons living in energy poverty in Belgium (20 in the 3 Regions). After a presentation of the methodology of this qualitative survey, the first section is devoted to the material and social factors causing or aggravating energy poverty before an analyis of everyday practices when living in energy poverty, including curtailmant practices and practices of ‘getting by’. The fourth section discusses other coping practices, and the fifth one deals with the other fragilities associated with energy poverty,... Mehr ...
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| Dokumenttyp: | bookPart |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 2019 |
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BELSPO
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| Schlagwörter: | Energy poverty / material factors / social factors / health / well-being / curtailment practice / 'getting by' practices / gender / qualitative analysis / Belgium |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-28928725 |
| Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
| Powered By: | BASE |
| Link(s) : | http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/243621 |
This chapter presents the results of the analysis of the 60 in-depth interviews made with persons living in energy poverty in Belgium (20 in the 3 Regions). After a presentation of the methodology of this qualitative survey, the first section is devoted to the material and social factors causing or aggravating energy poverty before an analyis of everyday practices when living in energy poverty, including curtailmant practices and practices of ‘getting by’. The fourth section discusses other coping practices, and the fifth one deals with the other fragilities associated with energy poverty, including health problems, poor well-being, and social isolation.