DocumentCode
2114093
Title
Environmental life style analysis (ELSA)
Author
Gutowski, Timothy ; Taplett, Amanda ; Allen, Anna ; Banzaert, Amy ; Cirinciore, Rob ; Cleaver, Christopher ; Figueredo, Stacy ; Fredholm, Susan ; Gallant, Betar ; Jones, Alissa ; Krones, Jonathan ; Kudrowitz, Barry ; Lin, Cynthia ; Morales, Alfredo ; Quin
Author_Institution
Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge, MA
fYear
2008
fDate
19-22 May 2008
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
5
Abstract
In this study we connect life styles and spending patterns to environmental impacts and economic implications for people living in the United States. The results show that even the most modest life styles (Buddhist monk, homeless etc) have impacts much larger that the world average.
Keywords
environmental factors; socio-economic effects; United States; economic implications; environmental impact; environmental life style analysis; Fuels; Insurance; Life estimation; Local government; Manufacturing; Mechanical engineering; Pediatrics; Springs; Statistics; Transportation; Input/Output Analysis; Life Cycle Analysis; Life Styles;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Electronics and the Environment, 2008. ISEE 2008. IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-2272-2
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-4244-2298-2
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ISEE.2008.4562900
Filename
4562900
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