Shove, Elizabeth (2004) Efficiency and Consumption: Technology and Practice. Energy & Environment, 15 (6). pp. 1053-1065. ISSN Paper: 0958-305X, Online: 0958-305X
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It is probably true that energy policy has paid more attention to resources and resource efficiencies than to overall consumption. Partly because of this, more needs to be done to conceptualise the dynamics of consumer demand. In this article I take stock of what sociological theories of consumption, technology and practice might contribute to energy and environmental policy. Recent research on a) the future of comfort and b) sustainable domestic technology is used to illustrate and elaborate on the part that technical systems (efficient and otherwise) play in redefining concepts of service and thereby structuring patterns of resource consumption.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Journal or Publication Title: | Energy & Environment |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HM Sociology |
| Departments: | Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences > Politics & International Relations (Merged into PPR 2010-08-01) Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences > Sociology |
| ID Code: | 11069 |
| Deposited By: | Mrs Yaling Zhang |
| Deposited On: | 30 Jul 2008 16:13 |
| Refereed?: | Yes |
| Published?: | Published |
| Last Modified: | 13 Sep 2011 17:34 |
| Identification Number: | 10.1260/0958305043026555 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lancs.ac.uk/id/eprint/11069 |
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