Patterns of practice: a reflection on the development of quantitative/mixed methodologies capturing everyday life related to water consumption in the UK

作者: Alison Leigh Browne , Martin Pullinger , Will Medd , Ben Anderson

DOI: 10.1080/13645579.2014.854012

关键词: Energy consumptionQualitative researchEnvironmental planningConsumption (economics)Scale (social sciences)Social psychologyEveryday lifeSociologyPractice theoryDiversity (politics)Sustainability

摘要: There is a growing body of research arguing the relevance practice approaches to understand resource consumption, and highlight alternative pathways sustainability. These offer an conceptualisation demand have been demonstrated largely by qualitative research, particularly in work on water energy consumption home. However, these historical narratives not, date, lead development quantitative or mixed methodologies that could potentially reflect diversity performances across populations more systematic way. This paper reflects, critically, one such attempt scale practice-based perspective into survey homes south South-East England. The use methodology has substantial potential – from translating policy; developing indictors track patterns practices ...

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