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Reference Number | ES/I007520/1 | |
Title | Reducing Energy Consumption Through Community Knowledge Networks | |
Status | Completed | |
Energy Categories | Energy Efficiency(Residential and commercial) 50%; Other Cross-Cutting Technologies or Research(Environmental, social and economic impacts) 50%; |
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Research Types | Applied Research and Development 100% | |
Science and Technology Fields | SOCIAL SCIENCES (Sociology) 100% | |
UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation | Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Consumer attitudes and behaviour) 25%; Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Technology acceptance) 25%; Other (Energy technology information dissemination) 50%; |
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Principal Investigator |
Professor A (Andrew ) Dobson No email address given School of Politics, International Relations & Philosophy Keele University |
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Award Type | Standard | |
Funding Source | ESRC | |
Start Date | 01 March 2011 | |
End Date | 29 August 2014 | |
Duration | 42 months | |
Total Grant Value | £370,882 | |
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Region | West Midlands | |
Programme | Ventures | |
Investigators | Principal Investigator | Professor A (Andrew ) Dobson , School of Politics, International Relations & Philosophy, Keele University (99.996%) |
Other Investigator | Professor RM (Mark ) Ormerod , Keele University (0.001%) Dr PJJ (Philip ) Catney , School of Politics, International Relations & Philosophy, Keele University (0.001%) Dr ZP (Zoe ) Robinson , Geography, Geology and the Environment, Keele University (0.001%) Dr S (Sherilyn ) MacGregor , Sustainable Consumption Institute, University of Manchester (0.001%) |
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Web Site | https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FI007520%2F1 |
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Objectives | ||
Abstract | The 'clean' generation and use of energy is one of the biggest challenges facing us today. While tackling energy issues at an individual level is important, we know less about the potential for community-level initiatives to drive positive change. The research will focus on knowledge networks in two types of community with contrasting track records of energy-use engagement. The aim is to compare and contrast the energy-related knowledge circulation flows in these two types of community and to see which strategies work best in each of them. These results should be transferable to similar types of community beyond our target groups. The methodology will be emergent as the project seeks to engage the communities in the research process, especially in terms of measuring the success of interventions, but the focus will be knowledge network analysis. Research questions include: |
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Publications | (none) |
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Final Report | (none) |
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Added to Database | 17/07/15 |