Green Households. A thesis on the impact of sustainable technology on everyday life

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dc.contributor.advisorErnste, H.
dc.contributor.authorAgelink, Sietske
dc.date.issued2015-03-21
dc.description.abstractThis thesis is a qualitative and explorative research on the influence of sustainable technology on everyday life within the home. Connecting Schatzki’s theory of practice to Lefebvre’s approach to space I conducted my fieldwork. Schatzki’s practice theory argues practices consist of activities, material entities and meanings. Each of these have a spatial component that help to produce space as it was described by Lefebvre. His perceived space is constructed from material entities. His conceived space is derived from meaning and his lived space is produced in activities. Using interviews, participant observation, participant diaries and house tours, I found two things. First that even though my participants live in a sustainable home, conserving energy had not the highest priority. In both cases comfort and the surroundings were vaxlued higher. Second that the sustainable technologies installed into these home had little effect on everyday practices.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://theses.ubn.ru.nl/handle/123456789/3867
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.thesis.facultyFaculteit der Managementwetenschappenen_US
dc.thesis.specialisationUrban and Cultural Geographyen_US
dc.thesis.studyprogrammeMaster Human Geographyen_US
dc.thesis.typeMasteren_US
dc.titleGreen Households. A thesis on the impact of sustainable technology on everyday lifeen_US
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