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Research presentation sustainable housing practices
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The Ecological Modernisation of
Social practices of Home Maintenance
Lenny PutmanPhD student, Environmental Policy Group – Wageningen University
Content
Context of research Research goal and question Theoretical framework Research steps Practice of renovating the kitchen
Research context: Contrast
Consumption Transitions for Sustainability 5 consumption domains Rationale behind Contrast
Need for a transition towards sustainability – sustainable housing
Environmental change needs to involve the consumer - the consumer matters
Social-technical context of consumption matters
Research goal and question
Goal: to understand and theorise the role of occupants in changes towards sustainable housing
Research question: how can we understand and describe the role of occupants in environmental changes in housing in the Netherlands?
Social Practices Approach
Discursive &Practical
consciousness
Rules and Resources(virtual)
Locale(material)
Acquiring a house
Renovating the kitchen
Indoor Climate
Management
Research steps Selection of environmental relevant
practices Quick scan:
System of provision, environmental aspects and innovations
Consumer practices, environmental aspects and innovations
Focus groups: providers and consumers Survey: Purchasing a house and renovating /
DIY practices
Environmental relevance practice
Environmental pressures of Production and provision of kitchens Process of renovation Kitchen based practices
Renovating a kitchen
Mortgage / loan
provider
Kitchen retailer
Builder / contractor
Interior decorator/architect
DIY shop
Appliances shops
Home furnishing shops
SoP: routes of provision ‘kitchen provider’% of number of kitchens
2003 2004 2005 2006
Kitchen retail 75% 79% 77% 73%
Kitchen discounter
3% 4% 5% 5%
DIY and building shop
7% 4% 5% 6%
Home furnishing shop
6% 6% 6% 9%
Other 9% 7% 7% 8%
Renovating the kitchen:SOP env. innovations4 levels of innovations – modes of provision
Kitchen as part
of the house
Integral kitchen
provision
Partial kitchen
provisionUpdating
SoP: modes of provision
Kitchen as part of the house
Provision: entire kitchen renovation Provider: ? Consumer practice: consumer
hiring interior decoratior, builder, kitchen provide
SoP: modes of provisionIntegral provision
Provision: integral, taylor made
Provider: furniture maker, kitchen retail
Consumer practice: co-designing the kitchen
Integral provision
Integral provision
Provision: integral Provider: kitchen
retail Consumer practice:
purchasing the kitchen
Provision: integral Provider: kitchen
retail, furnishing shops
Consumer practice: purchasing and assembling
SoP: modes of provisionPartial provision
Provision: parts of the kitchen Provider: furnishingshops,
DIY, appliances shops Consumer practice: design,
gathering elements, and co-producer (assembling and diy)
SoP: modes of provision
Provision: update part of the kitchen
Provider: kitchen retail Consumer practice:
purchasing a kitchen update
Kitchen update
Renovating the kitchen
Renovating a kitchen: focusgroups
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