Author(s)

M. Wier, J. Munksgaard, L. B. Christoffersen, T. S. Jensen, O. G. Pedersen, H. Keiding & M. Lenzen

Abstract

Environmental performance indices, family types and consumption patterns M. wierl, J. ~unks~aard; L. B. christoffersen1, T. S. ense en^, 0. G. pedersen3, H. ~ e i d i n ~ ~ & M. ~ e n z e n ~ 'AKF, Institute for Local Government Studies, Denmark 2National Environmental Research Institute, Denmark 3 Statistics Denmark, Denmark 4 University of Copenhagen, Denmark '~niversity of Sydney, Australia Abstract During the last decade there has been an increasing focus on the importance of family lifestyle for the sustainable development of household consumption. In order to evaluate the relation between the consumption pattern of various household types and their environmental performance, we combine national consumer survey statistics, input-output tables, energy flow matrices, various types of emissions and associated environmental effects into an integrated modelling framework. Using this integrated assessment system, it is possible to relate differences in household types to differences in private

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