Cold Comfort? Reconceiving the Practices of Bathing in British Self-Build Eco-Homes
Cold Comfort? Reconceiving the Practices of Bathing in British Self-Build Eco-Homes
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10.1080/00045608.2015.1060880
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2015
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J. Pickerill
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J. Pickerill
可持续生活涉及广泛的实践，从依赖技术修复到深绿色愿景。后者通常被支持者和批评者都认为是指转向一种更简单的生活方式，摒弃一些（被认为）轻浮或对环境有害的奢侈或便利。本文探讨了在生态住宅的社会和物质建筑背景下重新认识舒适的实践。舒适被定义为一个持续的过程，是一个特定地方不同元素（如气候、材料和身体）之间的协商。本文以英国自建生态社区（Green Hills、Landmatters和Tinkers Bubble）为例，分析了他们的浴室和洗澡习惯。在生态社区的洗浴实践中，舒适被重新定义为不依赖于特定的设施、家具或温度，不是私人的，而是集体和共享的，是一种具体的关系。这篇文章展示了舒适的关系，因此如何可能重新认识舒适，以及如何将舒适理解为一种实践。这种对实践的关注也挑战了社会实践理论，使其更有目的地与那些已经过着高度生态生活方式的人接触，以了解如何驾驭激进的变化。
Living sustainably involves a broad spectrum of practices, from relying on a technological fix to a deep green vision. The latter is often articulated by advocates and critics alike as involving shifting to a simpler lifestyle that dispenses with some of the (perceived) frivolous or environmentally damaging attachments to luxury or convenience. This article explores practices of reconceiving comfort in the context of the social and material architectures of eco-housing. Comfort is defined as an ongoing process, a negotiation between different elements (e.g., climate, materials and bodies) in a particular place. This article uses three case studies of self-built eco-communities in Britain (Green Hills, Landmatters, and Tinkers Bubble) and analyzes their bathrooms and bathing practices. In the eco-communities' bathing practices, comfort was reconceived as not being reliant on particular facilities, furniture, or temperature, as not private but as collective and shared, and as an embodied relation. This article demonstrates the relationality of comfort, how it is therefore possible to reconceive comfort, and how comfort can be understood as a practice. This focus on practices also challenges social practice theories to more purposefully engage with those already living a highly ecological lifestyle to understand how radical change is navigated.