Energy consumption and everyday life: Choice, values and agency through a practice theoretical lens
Energy consumption and everyday life: Choice, values and agency through a practice theoretical lens
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DOI：
10.1177/1469540514553691
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发表时间：
2016-11-01
影响因子：
2.6
通讯作者：
Pidgeon, Nicholas F.
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作者：
Butler, Catherine;Parkhill, Karen A.;Pidgeon, Nicholas F.
在政策和研究中，人们越来越认识到低碳社会所需的转型规模将需要大幅减少能源需求。与此同时，人们强调提高能源实践知识对于开发低能源密集型配置的基础非常重要。在本文中，我们研究了在两个英国社区收集的访谈（参与者 n=53）和视觉（摄影）数据，以加深对能源消耗作为日常生活一部分的理解。我们通过实践理论视角进行分析，特别是借鉴布迪厄的概念，通过日常实践对能源需求及其构成进行社会理论解释。最后，我们反思了我们的分析对社会变革概念化的影响以及政策在减少能源需求方面的作用。
In policy and research, there is increasing recognition that the scale of transitions necessary for a low carbon society will require significant reductions in energy demand. Concurrently, advancing knowledge about energy practices has been highlighted as important in developing a basis for the delivery of less energy intensive configurations. In this article, we examine interview (participant n=53) and visual (photographic) data collected across two UK communities to develop understanding of energy consumption as part of everyday life. We conduct our analysis through a practice theoretical lens, in particular drawing on Bourdieu's concepts, to develop social theoretically informed interpretations of energy demand and its constitution through daily practice. We conclude reflecting on the implications of our analysis for conceptualising societal change and the role of policy in reducing energy demand.