Projects
Projects: Summary of Projects by Science and Technology FieldProjects of type OTHER involving Goldsmiths College : ES/I007318/1 |
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| Reference Number | ES/I007318/1 | |
| Title | SUSTAINABILITY INVENTION AND ENERGY DEMAND REDUCTION: CO-DESIGNING COMMUNITIES AND PRACTICE | |
| Status | Completed | |
| Energy Categories | Energy Efficiency(Residential and commercial) 100%; | |
| Research Types | Basic and strategic applied research 100% | |
| Science and Technology Fields | OTHER 50%; SOCIAL SCIENCES (Sociology) 50%; |
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| UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation | Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Consumer attitudes and behaviour) 50%; Other (Energy technology information dissemination) 50%; |
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| Principal Investigator |
Prof M (Mike ) Michael No email address given Sociology Goldsmiths College |
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| Award Type | Standard | |
| Funding Source | ESRC | |
| Start Date | 01 January 2011 | |
| End Date | 30 June 2014 | |
| Duration | 42 months | |
| Total Grant Value | £795,640 | |
| Industrial Sectors | No relevance to Underpinning Sectors | |
| Region | London | |
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| Investigators | Principal Investigator | Prof M (Mike ) Michael , Sociology, Goldsmiths College (99.998%) |
| Other Investigator | Dr J (Jennifer ) Gabrys , Design, Goldsmiths College (0.001%) Prof W (William ) Gaver , Design, Goldsmiths College (0.001%) |
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| Web Site | https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FI007318%2F1 |
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| Objectives | The project investigates the co-design of energy demand reduction technologies and communities of practice. Using methods from design, sociology and science and technology studies that enable play, exploration and ambivalence, the research explores how affect, ambiguity and aesthetics as well as functionality might enable communities to take innovative 'ownership' of technologies and systems of energy demand reduction. In Stage One, there is engagement with relevant communities to investigate strategies for energy-demand reduction and to recruit volunteers for a newly-formed community around the project. On this basis, in Stage Two, the team will design, batch-produce and implement speculative technological prototypes. These (affective, ambiguous, playful as well as instrumental) prototypes will be introduced to the volunteer community as part of a large-scale, extended field trial. The aim is to engender creative discussion and debate around matters of trust, responsibility and community ownership of energy demand reduction. In Stage Three regular ethnographic engagement with this community will record volunteers' complex views on the prototypes and their impact on emerging technical and social practices related to energy demand reduction. The results, along with other materials will be presented to a broader public in a launch event and exhibition. | |
| Abstract | Abstract not supplied | |
| Data | No related datasets |
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| Projects | No related projects |
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| Publications | No related publications |
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| Added to Database | 06/02/12 | |
