Browsing Geography by Author "Sahakian, Marlyne"

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    • Challenging conventions towards energy sufficiency: ruptures in laundry and heating routines in Europe 

      Sahakian, Marlyne; Naef, Patrick; Jensen, Charlotte; Goggins, Gary; Fahy, Frances (eceee Summer Study, 2019-06-03)
      This contribution proposes to address a central question in social science approaches to household energy studies: how do conventions around energy services evolve, how do they alter over time, and how can they be changed ...

    • Challenging practices: experiences from community and individual living lab approaches 

      Matschoss, Kaisa; Fahy, Frances; Rau, Henrike; Backhaus, Julia; Goggins, Gary; Grealis, Eoin; Heiskanen, Eva; Kajoskoskia, Tuija; Laakso, Senja; Apajalahti, Eeva-Lotta; Genus, Audley; Godin, Laurence; Iskandarova, Marfuga; Musch, Annika-Kathrin; Sahakian, Marlyne; Scholl, Christian; Vadovics, Edina; Vasseur, Veronique (Taylor & Francis, 2021-05-20)
      In this article, we examine a change initiative designed to involve households in testing ways to transform two everyday practices heating and doing laundry. The research design included an examination of the challenges ...

    • Challenging social norms to recraft practices: A Living Lab approach to reducing household energy use in eight European countries 

      Sahakian, Marlyne; Rau, Henrike; Grealis, Eoin; Godin, Laurence; Wallenborn, Grégoire; Backhaus, Julia; Friis, Freja; Genus, Audley T.; Goggins, Gary; Heaslip, Eimear; Heiskanen, Eva; Iskandarova, Marfuga; Jensen, Charlotte Louise; Laakso, Senja; Musch, Annika-Katrin; Scholl, Christian; Vadovics, Edina; Vadovics, Kristof; Vasseur, Véronique; Fahy, Frances (Elsevier, 2021-02-10)
      ENERGISE is the first large-scale European effort to reduce household energy use through a change initiative that adopted a ‘living lab’ approach informed by social practice theory. Two challenges were introduced to 306 ...

    • Conclusion: Comparing household energy use across Europe uncovering opportunities for sustainable transformation 

      Naef, Patrick; Sahakian, Marlyne; Goggins, Gary (Palgrave Pivot, Cham, 2019-06-08)
      This chapter considers the similarities and differences between ten European countries in relation to meso-level considerations when it comes to household energy usage. We uncover the governing frameworks and policies ...