The practices and behaviours of individuals influences resource consumption at many scales and are shaped by a multitude of psychological, social, and technical factors. This …
E Keegan, JK Breadsell - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Food waste is a critical sustainability issue, and the solutions, particularly in middle-to high- income countries, lie in shifting practices within households. The purpose of this paper is to …
T Malatesta, JK Breadsell - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Human behaviour is a major driver and determinant of household energy consumption, with routines and practices shaping daily energy profiles. These routines and practices are made …
C Fuentes, E Samsioe - Consumption Markets & Culture, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The aim of this paper is to explore how digitally-enabled food provisioning platforms reconfigure households' food consumption. Taking a market studies approach, and drawing …
F Spotswood, J Nobles… - Sociology of Health & …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The reduced physical activity of women when they become mothers is a public health priority. Existing studies show that mothers have little time for leisure, or time that is …
The development of renewable energy systems offers a potential solution to energy consumption in the residential sector. These systems face many barriers and challenges …
Policy and regulations for residential houses often consider the physical system alone and tend to focus on the energy performance of the building. This ignores the effect of occupants' …
Limiting study to a narrow range of energy and water using activities is insufficient to provide a holistic understanding of household resource flows. Consideration of a wide range of …
Building retrofit is often reported to fail in achieving predicted energy savings; this mismatch in post-retrofit conditions is labeled the 'energy performance gap'and may be due to both …