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001 2014020057
003 DLC
005 20151020081031.0
008 140828s2015 enk b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2014020057
020 $a9780415739634 (hardback)
020 $z9781315816494 (ebook)
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda$dDLC
042 $apcc
050 00 $aGE195$b.S636 2015
082 00 $a338.9/27$223
084 $aBUS068000$aBUS072000$aBUS099000$2bisacsh
245 00 $aSocial practices, intervention and sustainability :$bbeyond behaviour change /$cedited by Yolande Strengers and Cecily Maller.
264 1 $aLondon ;$aNew York, NY :$bRoutledge,$c2015.
300 $axiii, 207 pages ;$c24 cm.
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
490 0 $aRoutledge studies in sustainability
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 $a"In an era of dramatic environmental change, social change is desperately needed to curb burgeoning consumption. Many calls to action have focused on individual behaviour or technological innovation, with relative silence from the social sciences on other modes and methods of intervening in social life. This book shows how we can go beyond behaviour change in the pursuit of sustainability. Inspired by the 'practice turn' in consumption studies, this interdisciplinary book looks through the lens of social practice theory to explore important and timely questions about how to intervene in social life. It discusses a range of applied sustainability topics including energy consumption, housing provision, water demand, transport, climate change, curbside recycling and smart grids, seeking to redefine what intervention is, how it happens, and who or what can intervene to address the growing list of environmental calamities facing contemporary societies. These issues are explored through a range of specific case studies from Australia, the UK and the US, providing theoretical insights that are of international relevance. The book will be of interest to researchers and students in the fields of sociology, consumption studies, environmental studies, geography, and science and technology studies, as well as policy makers and practitioners seeking to intervene in social life for sustainability"--$cProvided by publisher.
505 0 $aPractices, governance and sustainability / Theodore Schatzki -- Linking low carbon policy and social practice / Elizabeth Shove -- Beyond individual responsibility : social practice, capabilities and the right to environmentally sustainable ways of living / Gordon Walker -- Beyond behaviour change : practical applications of social practice theory in behaviour change programs / Yolande Strengers, Susie Moloney, Cecily Maller and Ralph Horne -- Interventions in practices : sustainable mobility policies in England / Nicola Spurling and Andrew McMeekin -- Governing and governed by practices : exploring interventions in low-carbon housing policy and practice / Rachel Macrorie, Chris Foulds and Tom Hargreaves -- Smart grids and the governing of energy use : reconfiguring practices? / Harriet Bulkeley, Gareth Powells, Sandra Bell and Steve Lyon -- The practices of material divestment : extending the life of domestic durable goods / Andrew Glover -- Resurrecting sustainable practices : using memories of the past to intervene in the future / Cecily Maller and Yolande Strengers -- Flow and intervention in everyday life : situating practices / Sarah Pink and Kerstin Leder-Mackley -- Method as intervention : intervening in practice through quantitative and mixed methodologies Alison Browne, Will Medd, Ben Anderson and Martin Pullinger -- Conclusion : transforming practice interventions / Cecily Maller and Yolande Strengers.
650 0 $aEnvironmental sociology.
650 0 $aSustainability$xSocial aspects.
650 0 $aConsumption (Economics)$xSocial aspects.
650 0 $aSocial change.
650 7 $aBUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aBUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Sustainable Development.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aBUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Environmental Economics.$2bisacsh
700 1 $aStrengers, Yolande,$d1981-$eeditor of compilation.
700 1 $aMaller, Cecily,$eeditor of compilation.