Author Archives: Simone Gristwood

Benjamin Görgen, Institute of Sociology, University of Münster, Germany

Posted on February 6, 2018

12th December 2017   Sustainable Living in Communal Housing Projects Benjamin Görgen, Institute of Sociology, University of Münster, Germany If society is to cope with problems of climate  change and global inequality there will need to be a  sustainable transformation that affects all domains of social life . Different forms of communal housing and living are often…

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Benoit Granier, Lyon Institute of East Asian Studies, Sciences Po Paris

Posted on February 6, 2018

Benoit Granier Lyon Institute of East Asian Studies, Sciences Po Paris and DEMAND Visitor Pathways of change:  Cool Biz and the reconditioning of energy demand in office life In 2005 the Japanese government introduced ‘Cool Biz’ – a policy designed to reduce CO2 emissions by changing office dress codes (removing jacket and tie) and limiting the amount of energy used for…

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Kimberley O’Sullivan, University of Otago, Wellington

Posted on November 27, 2017

22nd November 2017, 16.00-18.00         The energy-time-bind Kimberley O'Sullivan, University of Otago, Wellington: DEMAND visitor Does working from home save energy? Discussions of this topic in research and policy have largely focussed on transport savings and potential energy demand reductions in the commercial sector.  Debates like these often…

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Ruth Lane, Monash University, Australia

Posted on November 14, 2017

Seminar held: 26th July 2017 Ruth Lane, Monash University , Australia and DEMAND visitor   Communications Technology, Life course Transitions and Energy Demand Research findings from the Wealth from the Waste research project at Monash University highlight the significance of both age and life course transitions in the numbers and usage of various types of electronic…

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Sam Hampton, University of Oxford

Posted on November 14, 2017

DEMAND seminar: Sam Hampton - streamed from Leeds Wed, Jul 12, 2017 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM BST         Muddling through the practice of policy  implementation: An ethnographic study of a multi-level behaviour change project Delivering effective low carbon policy for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is necessary to meet climate change targets. I…

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