Browsing by Author "Fahy, Frances"
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Achieving sustainability transitions in residential energy use across Europe: The importance of problem framings
Jensen, Charlotte Louise; Goggins, Gary; Røpke, Inge; Fahy, Frances (Elsevier, 2019-08-15)Reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the residential sector is central to European energy policy. However, the speed and scale of sustainable energy transitions need to accelerate. There is a growing consensus that meeting ... -
Along the way: a multi-method examination of tourism, identity, and community values on Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way
Farrell, Desiree (NUI Galway, 2023-01-04)Background Marine and coastal tourism plays an indisputably crucial role in global tourism, yet there remains a dearth of academic attention afforded to coastal tourism trails in the Irish context. Cultural aspects of ... -
Alternative energy imaginaries: Implications for energy research, policy integration and the transformation of energy systems
Genus, Audley; Iskandarova, Marfuga; Goggins, Gary; Fahy, Frances; Laakso, Senja (Elsevier, 2021-01-16)The paper highlights shortcomings in the contribution of qualitative social sciences and humanities (SSH) research to tackling challenges connected with energy and climate change. These shortcomings are illustrated based ... -
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 ... -
ConsEnSus: consumption, environment and sustainability
Davies, Anna R.; Fahy, Frances; Rau, Henrike; Devaney, Laura; Doyle, Ruth; Heisserer, Barabara; Hynes, Michael; Lavelle, Mary Jo; Pape, Jessica (EPA Ireland, 2015)Sustainable consumption is generally conceived as the use of goods and services that respond to basic needs and bring a better quality of life, while minimising the use of natural resources, toxic materials, and emissions ... -
Creating context for corridors of consumption: the case of Ireland
Lavelle, Mary Jo; Fahy, Frances (Taylor & Francis, 2021-01-25)Global consumption levels are significant contributors to detrimental environmental change and the current climate crisis. Across Ireland, domestic consumption levels have increased dramatically during the past three ... -
Creating opportunities for engagement: Exploring the relationship between the Burren landscape, civil society and community
Williams, Elaine (NUI Galway, 2022-01-27)Research has demonstrated a need to explore the significant contribution communities make towards the conservation and management of some of our most protected landscapes. Due to significant budgetary cuts within the ... -
Culture and Creativity: The case study from the West of Ireland
Collins, Patrick; Fahy, Frances (CISC, 2010-01)Recent years have shown a growing appreciation for the place of culture in sustaining economic and social prosperity. This paper explores this recognition through a case study of Galway City on the west coast of Ireland. ... -
Developing policies and instruments for sustainable consumption: Irish Experiences and Futures
Rau, Henrike; Fahy, Frances (Springer, 2011-03)In recent years, the concept of sustainable consumption (SC) has received increased attention. Overconsumption in industrialized countries still presents major challenges to achieving sustainable development goals despite ... -
Different shades of green? unpacking habitual and occasional pro-environmental behavior
Lavelle, Mary Jo; Rau, Henrike; Fahy, Frances (Elsevier BV, 2015-11-01) -
Energy biographies: Exploring the intersections between lives, practices and contexts
Greene, Mary (2017-02)Individual consumption and behaviour change has become a key area of attention in European and Irish sustainable development policy. To date, policy approaches to consumption have been informed by individualised models of ... -
Energy demand challenges in Europe: Implications for policy, planning and practice
Fahy, Frances; Goggins, Gary; Jensen, Charlotte (Palgrave Pivot imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature, 2019)This open access book examines the role of citizens in sustainable energy transitions across Europe. It explores energy problem framing, policy approaches and practical responses to the challenge of securing clean, affordable ... -
Framing the sustainable energy challenge and implications for solutions
Jensen, Charlotte; Røpke, Inge; Goggins, Gary; Fahy, Frances (Palgrave Pivot, Cham, 2019-06-08)Sustainable consumption policies often rely on ecological modernisation rationality, where the focus is usually on making current consumption patterns more sustainable in such a way that status quo (ideas about the quality ... -
From invisibility to impact: Recognising the scientific and societal relevance of interdisciplinary sustainability research
Rau, Henrike; Goggins, Gary; Fahy, Frances (Elsevier, 2017-11-20)Academics are increasingly expected to produce concrete and directly applicable solutions to hard-to-solve 'real world problems' such as poverty, development, and environmental degradation. However, conventional assessments ... -
From invisibility to impact: recognising the scientific and societal relevance of interdisciplinary sustainability research
Rau, Henrike; Goggins, Gary; Fahy, Frances (Elsevier BV, 2017-11-01)Academics are increasingly expected to produce concrete and directly applicable solutions to hard-to-solve 'real world problems' such as poverty, development, and environmental degradation. However, conventional assessments ... -
Imaginaries and practices: learning from ENERGISE about the integration of social sciences with the EU Energy Union
Genus, Audley; Fahy, Frances; Goggins, Gary; Iskandarova, Marfuga; Laakso, Senja (Palgrave Macmillan, 2018-08-24)This chapter aims (1) to identify problematic framings relating to the integration of Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) research with the developing EU Energy Union and (2) to account for the practice of SSH-related ... -
An introduction to energy demand challenges in Europe
Fahy, Frances; Goggins, Gary (Palgrave Pivot, Cham, 2019-06-08)This opening chapter calls for greater attention to energy demand challenges in Europe. It argues that many obstacles and opportunities in achieving the so-called energy transition are social and cultural in nature and ... -
Introduction: Sustainability Research in the Social Sciences Concepts, Methodologies and the Challenge of Interdisciplinarity
Rau, Henrike; Fahy, Frances (Sage, 2013)The necessity to reconcile the needs and wants of human society with the limits of the global ecological system has resulted in proposals for alternative forms of development that prioritise human flourishing and well-being ...