Approaching the Bioeconomy in Terms of Increasing the Energy Efficiency of Households in Romania
This paper approaches the transition process to the bioeconomy from consumers’ perspective and their attitudes to decision-making process regarding the use of renewable energy systems in households. The article contributes to the literature by introducing a new challenge: identifying and analyzin...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Academy of Economic Studies of Bucharest
2019-02-01
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| Series: | Amfiteatru Economic |
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| Online Access: | http://www.amfiteatrueconomic.ro/temp/Article_2792.pdf |
| Summary: | This paper approaches the transition process to the bioeconomy from consumers’
perspective and their attitudes to decision-making process regarding the use of renewable
energy systems in households. The article contributes to the literature by introducing a new
challenge: identifying and analyzing the Romanians’ opinion on increasing the energy
efficiency in their households and their intention in using energy obtained from renewable
resources. For the purpose, a quantitative marketing research was conducted by
interviewing 1123 persons from Romania’s eight development regions. Data were collected
using an electronic questionnaire.
The research results underline that Romanians have invested in increasing the energy
efficiency of their household, the main improvements being energy saving by purchasing
low-power home appliances or thermal insulation of the dwelling. These investments were
made based on economic considerations, being considered as a long-term benefit for the
entire household. The authors propose to the Romanian economic environment to carry out
information and promotional campaigns in order to raise awareness of Romanians on the
importance of using energy obtained from renewable resources for sustainable
development. To the academic environment, the authors recommend including
bioeconomics in the curriculum of study programs offered to the education services market |
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| ISSN: | 1582-9146 2247-9104 |