Housing, Fuel Poverty and Health

A Pan-European Analysis
1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-138-26662-9
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 272 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 454 g

The first fully comparative study of fuel poverty across the EU, this work analyses the relationship between domestic energy efficiency, fuel poverty and health. The book adopts a holistic approach, incorporating a large number of social and economic risk factors to present a large-scale, cross-country, longitudinal analysis. The book is unique in: * Developing a new (consensual) methodology for calculating cross-country fuel poverty levels; * Presenting a detailed econometric/statistical analysis of EU fuel poverty; * Detailing the results of an empirical investigation of EU housing conditions, affordability and housing satisfaction; * Identifying risk factors related to seasonal variations in mortality across the EU; * Offering an empirical examination of health outcomes associated with fuel poverty; * Providing startling new evidence on fuel poverty in Southern Europe. Housing, Fuel Poverty and Health provides a powerful reference source for researchers and practitioners in the areas of energy economics, public health and epidemiology, housing and social policy.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Healy, Jonathan D.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Wohnen & Obdachlosigkeit
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziale Ungleichheit, Armut, Rassismus

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents: Introduction; Housing deprivation in the EU; Fuel poverty in the EU: developing a composite measurement; The severity of fuel poverty in Ireland; Housing deprivation and self-reported health in the EU; Fuel poverty and health in Ireland; Fuel-poor households and risk factors; Fuel poverty, thermal comfort and household occupancy in Ireland; Excess winter mortality in the EU: identifying key risk factors; Policy implications, strategies and recommendations; Summary and conclusions; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Dr Jonathan Healy is the Policy and Research Analyst at the Combat Poverty Agency, Ireland.