Culture and Sustainability Janet Stephenson

Want to dig deeper?

Take a look at these research articles* and reports using the Cultures Framework.

*Note that unless you are in an academic institution, many of these links will only take you to the abstract as they are behind a journal paywall.

Eager to connect, cautious to consume: An integrated view of the drivers and motivations for electricity consumption among rural households in Kenya

Tesfamichael, M., Bastille, C., & Leach, M. (2020).
Energy Research & Social Science, 63, 101394.

Energy eco-innovations for sustainable development: Exploring organizational strategic capabilities through an energy cultures framework

Walton, Sara, Zhang, A., & O’Kane, C. (2020).
Business Strategy and the Environment, 29(3), 812–826.

Purely ornamental? Public perceptions of distributed energy storage in the United Kingdom.

Ambrosio-Albalá, P., Upham, P., & Bale, C. S. E. (2019).
Energy Research & Social Science, 48, 139–150.

Gender, culture and energy transitions in rural Africa

Johnson, O. W., Gerber, V., & Muhoza, C. (2019).
Energy Research & Social Science, 49, 169–179.

Old habits die hard: Using the energy cultures framework to understand drivers of household-level energy transitions in urban Zambia

Jürisoo, M., Serenje, N., Mwila, F., Lambe, F., & Osborne, M. (2019).
Energy Research and Social Science, 53(February), 59–67.

Engaging beyond the meter: Encouraging residential energy management using smart grid tools

Lazowski, B. (2019).
PhD Thesis, University of Waterloo, Canada.

Ageing and private transport fuel expenditure: Do generations matter?

Bardazzi, R., & Pazienza, M. G. (2018).
Energy Policy, 117, 396–405.

Towards a smart and sustainable residential energy culture: Assessing participant feedback from a long-term smart grid pilot project

Lazowski, B., Parker, P., & Rowlands, I. H. (2018).
Energy, Sustainability and Society, 8(1), 1–21.

Domestic Water Demand During Droughts in Temperate Climates: Synthesising Evidence for an Integrated Framework

Manouseli, D., Anderson, B., & Nagarajan, M. (2018).
Water Resources Management, 32(2), 433–447.

What energy management practice can learn from research on energy culture?

Rotzek, J. N., Scope, C., & Günther, E. (2018).
Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal, 9(515–551).

The road code: encouraging more efficient driving practices in New Zealand

Scott, M. G., & Lawson, R. (2018).
Energy Efficiency, 11(7), 1617–1626.

Sustainability cultures and energy research: An actor-centred interpretation of cultural theory

Stephenson, J. (2018).
Energy Research & Social Science, 44(May), 242–249.

Switch off the light, please! Energy use, aging population and consumption habits.

Bardazzi, R., & Pazienza, M. G. (2017).
Energy Economics, 65, 161–171.

How many admirals does it take to change a light bulb? Organizational innovation, energy efficiency, and the United States Navy’s battle over LED lighting

Dew, N., Aten, K., & Ferrer, G. (2017).
Energy Research & Social Science, 27, 57–67.

Emerging energy transitions: PV uptake beyond subsidies

Ford, R., Walton, S., Stephenson, J., Rees, D., Scott, M., King, G., … Wooliscroft, B. (2017).
Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 117, 138–150.