Open AccessPREVALENCE AND SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF FUEL POVERTY IN HOUSEHOLDS IN POLAND
Author(s) -
Arkadiusz Gromada,
Paulina Trębska,
Marcin Wysokiński
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
acta scientiarum polonorum. oeconomia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2450-047X
pISSN - 1644-0757
DOI - 10.22630/aspe.2017.16.3.37
Subject(s) - residence , poverty , fuel poverty , distribution (mathematics) , phenomenon , basic needs , energy poverty , spatial distribution , economics , geography , economic growth , econometrics , public economics , demographic economics , mathematics , medicine , mathematical analysis , protocol (science) , physics , alternative medicine , pathology , quantum mechanics , remote sensing , panacea (medicine)
Fuel poverty is a phenomenon of experiencing difficulties in satisfying basic energy needs at the place of residence at a reasonable cost, which consists of maintaining an adequate heat standard and supplying other energy types to meet the basic biological and social needs of household members. The aim of the article is to characterise the prevalence and spatial distribution of fuel poverty in Polish households. The article presents the main causes and effects associated with this problem. Data from the Central Statistical Office (GUS) and the Institute for Structural Research (IBS) was used for analysis.