Impact of people's behavior on the energy sustainability of the residential sector in emergency situations caused by COVID-19.

ABSTRACT: Humanity is currently confronted with a new, unknown, highly contagious virus, where social isolation and increased personal hygiene seem to be the main means in preventing its spread. The world economy is very threatened by the new situation, which has not bypassed the energy sector either. The mortality rate is relatively high, people are not leaving their homes, which is directly reflected in the increase of the energy consumption in the residential sector. The same is valid for water consumption. For a household located in Kragujevac (Central Serbia), 4 simulation scenarios were analyzed (S1 - reference case, S2 - mild protection measures, S3 - semi-quarantine measures, S4 - complete quarantine) to assess the link between people's behavior (on the one hand) and the consumption of natur

SUBMITTER: Cvetkovic D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7546652 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature