As human beings are becoming increasingly dependent on technology, the relationship of
Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) with the natural environment is …

This book interrogates the global utopian vision for smart energy technologies and the new
energy consumer intended to realise it. It enriches and extends the possibilities of four …

In this paper we provide a critical analysis of persuasive sustainability research from 2009-
2011. Drawing on critical sociological theory of modernism, we argue that persuasion is …

Eco-feedback systems currently frame householders as micro-resource managers, who
weigh up the costs and benefits of their consumption, and make autonomous, rational and …

Residential energy interventions aim to structurally influence the way people behave in
order to achieve a more sustainable behavior. However, the effectiveness of concrete …

This paper responds to sustainable HCI's call to design long-term participatory projects with
grassroots communities to counter the local effects of climate change and support more …

This paper presents findings from a qualitative study of people's everyday interactions with
energy-consuming products and systems in the home. Initial results from a large online …

Energy poverty intertwines with the issues of energy inequality and energy justice,
presenting a particular challenge for low-income households (LIHs). This study explores …

More than a decade into Sustainable HCI (SHCI) research, the community is still struggling
to converge on a shared understanding of sustainability and HCI's role in addressing it. We …

Low-income households comprise an important, but often-neglected, target population for
energy reduction in the US residential sector. Previous research of this population tends to …