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.

Destabilising automobility? The emergent mobilities of generation Y

Hopkins, D. (2017).
Ambio, 46(3), 371–383.

Understanding energy poverty through the energy cultures framework

McKague, F., Lawson, R., Scott, M., & Wooliscroft, B. (2017).
In Energy Poverty and Vulnerability (pp. 33–45). Routledge.

Deep interventions for a sustainable transport future

Stephenson, J., Spector, S., Hopkins, D., & McCarthy, A. (2017).
Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment.

Concerned consumption. Global warming changing household domestication of energy.

Aune, M., Godbolt, Å. L., Sørensen, K. H., Ryghaug, M., Karlstrøm, H., & Næss, R. (2016).
Energy Policy, 98, 290–297.

Evaluating Energy Culture: Identifying and validating measures for behaviour-based energy interventions

Ford, R., Karlin, B., & Frantz, C. (2016).
International Energy Policies & Programmes Evaluation Conference, 1–12.

Change trends in urban freight delivery: A qualitative inquiry

Hopkins, D., & McCarthy, A. (2016).
Geoforum, 74, 158–170.

The replication and reduction of automobility: Findings from Aotearoa New Zealand

Hopkins, D., & Stephenson, J. (2016).
Journal of Transport Geography, 56, 92–101.

Understanding the energy consumption choices and coping mechanisms of fuel poor households in New Zealand

McKague, F., Lawson, R., Scott, M., & Wooliscroft, B. (2016).
New Zealand Sociology, 31(1), 106–126.

Evaluating the impact of energy interventions: home audits vs. community events

Scott, M. G., McCarthy, A., Ford, R., Stephenson, J., & Gorrie, S. (2016).
Energy Efficiency, 9(6), 1221–1240.

Energy Cultures Policy Briefs

Stephenson, Janet, Barton, B., Carrington, G., Hopkins, D., Lavelle, M. J., Lawson, R., Rees, D., Scott, M., Thorsnes, P., Walton, S., Wooliscroft, B. (2016).
University of Otago: Centre for Sustainability.

The ethos of energy efficiency: Framing consumer considerations in Norway

Godbolt, Å. L. (2015).
Energy Research & Social Science, 8, 24–31.

Exploring Deep Savings: A Toolkit for Assessing Behavior-Based Energy Interventions

Karlin, B., Ford, R., & McPherson Frantz, C. (2015).
International Energy Program Evaluation Conference, 1–12.

The energy cultures framework: Exploring the role of norms, practices and material culture in shaping energy behaviour in New Zealand

Stephenson, J., Barton, B., Carrington, G., Doering, A., Ford, R., Hopkins, D., Lawson, R., McCarthy, A., Rees, D., Scott, M., Thorsnes, P., Walton, S., Williams, J., Wooliscroft, B. (2015).
Energy Research & Social Science, 7, 117-123.

Conceptualizing transport transitions: Energy Cultures as an organizing framework

Stephenson, J., Hopkins, D., & Doering, A. (2015).
Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Energy and Environment, 4(4), 354–364.

Socio-technical barriers to the use of energy-efficient timber drying technology in New Zealand

Bell, M., Carrington, G., Lawson, R., & Stephenson, J. (2014).
Energy Policy, 67, 747–755.