An investigation of carbon footprint reductions achievable in Cape Town social housing considering rebound effects

Includes abstract. === Includes bibliographical references. === Various life cycle studies have shown that solar water heaters (SWHs) have short greenhouse gas emission payback periods. Thus, it is believed that replacing electric geysers with SWHs will reduce a household’s carbon footprint. It is a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dick, Jasper
Other Authors: Von Blottnitz, Harro
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11984