Abstract
Household practices are a microcosm that shows how we think about
sustainability on an everyday basis. This study focuses on vacuuming, which is
a household chore with similarities to routine activities at work. The 24 participants in the study merely considered sustainability a minor aspect in their decisions about which vacuum cleaner to buy. Brand, price, and suction power were top considerations. With respect to repair/replace decisions, participants tended to favor repair, that is, the more sustainable option. However, decisions to repair a vacuum cleaner that broke down were often on the condition that it could be done cheaply. In contrast, decisions to replace were never conditional. Finally, participants exhibited cross-country differences in the importance they attached to sustainability. These differences suggest that national discourses have the power to influence individual householders’ views on sustainability.
sustainability on an everyday basis. This study focuses on vacuuming, which is
a household chore with similarities to routine activities at work. The 24 participants in the study merely considered sustainability a minor aspect in their decisions about which vacuum cleaner to buy. Brand, price, and suction power were top considerations. With respect to repair/replace decisions, participants tended to favor repair, that is, the more sustainable option. However, decisions to repair a vacuum cleaner that broke down were often on the condition that it could be done cheaply. In contrast, decisions to replace were never conditional. Finally, participants exhibited cross-country differences in the importance they attached to sustainability. These differences suggest that national discourses have the power to influence individual householders’ views on sustainability.
Originalsprog | Engelsk |
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Titel | Design for Equality and Justice : INTERACT 2023 IFIP TC 13 Workshops, York, UK, August 28 – September 1, 2023, Revised Selected Papers, Part I |
Redaktører | Anna Bramwell-Dicks, Abigail Evans, Helen Petrie, Marco Winckler, José Abdelnour-Nocera |
Antal sider | 8 |
Vol/bind | 1 |
Udgivelsessted | Cham |
Forlag | Springer |
Publikationsdato | 2024 |
Sider | 340-347 |
ISBN (Trykt) | 978-3-031-61687-7 |
ISBN (Elektronisk) | 978-3-031-61688-4 |
DOI | |
Status | Udgivet - 2024 |
Begivenhed | 19th IFIP TC13 International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction: Design for Equality and Justice - University of York, York, Storbritannien Varighed: 28 aug. 2023 → 1 sep. 2023 Konferencens nummer: 19 https://interact2023.org/ |
Konference
Konference | 19th IFIP TC13 International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction |
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Nummer | 19 |
Lokation | University of York |
Land/Område | Storbritannien |
By | York |
Periode | 28/08/2023 → 01/09/2023 |
Internetadresse |
Navn | Lecture Notes in Computer Science |
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Nummer | 14535 |
ISSN | 0302-9743 |
Emneord
- Sustainability
- home automation
- repair
- replace
- vacuum cleaner