It's not all about "Green": energy use in low-income communities
It's not all about "Green": energy use in low-income communities
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这不仅仅是“绿色”：低收入社区的能源使用
DOI：
10.1145/1620545.1620583
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发表时间：
2009
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Susan R. Fussell
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作者：
Tawanna R. Dillahunt;Jennifer Mankoff;E. Paulos;Susan R. Fussell
个人能源消耗，特别是家庭能源消耗，如加热，冷却和电力，几十年来一直是一个重要的环境和经济话题。尽管这一领域受到了关注，但很少有研究人员在一个占美国家庭约30%的社区内专门探讨这些问题-这些家庭低于联邦贫困线。我们对两个截然不同地点的26个低收入家庭进行了研究--美国南部的一个小镇和北部的一个大都市区。本研究透过照片启发式研究与定向访谈，探讨节能行为、外在因素与使用者内在价值观与信念之间的关系。我们的大多数参与者都致力于节约能源的非经济原因，即使不负责支付账单。节能的挑战包括安全和缺乏对环境的控制。我们将讨论Ubicomp节能技术如何解决这些挑战。
Personal energy consumption, specifically home energy consumption such as heating, cooling, and electricity, has been an important environmental and economic topic for decades. Despite the attention paid to this area, few researchers have specifically explored these issues within a community that makes up approximately 30% of U.S. households -- those below the federal poverty line. We present a study of 26 low-income households in two very different locations -- a small town in the Southern U.S. and a northerly metropolitan area. Through a photo-elicitation study and directed interviews, we explore the relationship between energy saving behaviors, external factors, and users' intrinsic values and beliefs. Most of our participants are committed to saving energy for non-financial reasons, even when not responsible for paying bills. Challenges to saving energy include safety and lack of control over the environment. We discuss how Ubicomp technologies for saving energy can address some of these challenges.