Meyer, Anke S.Lampietti, Julian A.2013-08-192013-08-1920020-8213-5328-4https://hdl.handle.net/10986/15174Heating is a critical issue for the livelihoods of Eastern Europe and Central Asia's people. The region's gold climate, the legacy of central planning, and the drop in household incomes over the past 10 years, influence profoundly the design of heating strategies for the urban poor. This paper provides new insights into how much energy people demand for heating, and how much they pay for it. Recommendations are suggested on how to design policies, and investment planning, that would enable all people (poor and non-poor) to access clean, affordable heating.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOHEATING SYSTEMSURBAN POVERTYCENTRALLY PLANNED ECONOMIESHOUSEHOLD INCOMEINCOME GAPSTRANSITION ECONOMIESENERGY CONSUMPTIONENERGY DEMANDENERGY POLICYPOLICY REFORMINVESTMENT PROGRAMSAFFORDABLE ACCESS SERVICESPOVERTY MITIGATION AIR POLLUTIONAVERAGE TEMPERATUREBOILERSCENTRAL HEATINGCENTRAL PLANNINGCENTRALLY PLANNED ECONOMIESCLEAN ENERGYCLEAN FUELCLEAN FUELSCLIMATE CHANGECOALCOGENERATIONCOLD CLIMATECOMBUSTIONCOMMERCIAL ENERGYCOMMERCIAL ENERGY CONSUMPTIONCOMMUNITY LEVELCONSUMER DEMANDCONSUMPTION PATTERNSCOST RECOVERYCOVERSDEFORESTATIONDISTRICT HEATINGDISTRICT HEATING SYSTEMSECOLOGYELASTICITIESELASTICITYELECTRICITYENERGY CONSUMPTIONENERGY CONSUMPTION LEVELSENERGY DEMANDENERGY DEPARTMENTENERGY EFFICIENCYENERGY EFFICIENCY INVESTMENTSENERGY EXPENDITURESENERGY PRICESENERGY PRICINGENERGY SECTORENERGY SERVICESENERGY SOURCESENERGY SUBSIDIESENERGY USEENTITLEMENTSENVIRONMENTAL COSTSENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCEEXCHANGE RATEEXPENDITURESFALLINGFIREFIXED COSTSFOREST MANAGEMENTFUELFUEL PRICESFUELSFUELWOODGAS INDUSTRIESHEALTH PROBLEMSHEATHEAT SUPPLYHEATINGHEATING FUELSHOUSINGINCOMEINCOME LEVELSINTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCYKEROSENELABOR PRODUCTIVITYLIFELINE TARIFFSLIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GASLIVING CONDITIONSLOSS OF BIODIVERSITYMARGINAL COSTNATURAL GASOILOIL EQUIVALENTOPPORTUNITY COSTSOVERHEATINGPER CAPITA ENERGYPER CAPITA ENERGY CONSUMPTIONPETROLEUMPIPESPOLICY INSTRUMENTSPOVERTY ALLEVIATIONPOWER GENERATIONPOWER SUPPLYPOWER SUPPLY SYSTEMPRICE CHANGESPRICE ELASTICITYPRIMARY ENERGYPRIVATE COSTSPURCHASING POWERSOCIAL COSTSSOLID WASTESUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTTEMPERATUREURBAN AREASURBAN ENVIRONMENTURBAN HOUSEHOLDSURBAN POORURBAN POVERTYUTILITIESWAGESWATER PRICINGWATER SUPPLYWELFARE EFFECTSWELFARE LOSSESCoping with the Cold : Heating Strategies for Eastern Europe and Central Asia's Urban PoorWorld Bank10.1596/0-8213-5328-4