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The Ecological Modernisation of Social practices of Home Maintenance Lenny Putman PhD student, Environmental Policy Group – Wageningen University

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Content <ul><li>Context of research </li></ul><ul><li>Research goal and question </li></ul><ul><li>Theoretical framework </li></ul><ul><li>Research steps </li></ul><ul><li>Practice of renovating the kitchen </li></ul>

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Research context: Contrast <ul><li>Con sumption Tra nsitions for Su st ainability </li></ul><ul><li>5 consumption domains </li></ul><ul><li>Rationale behind Contrast </li></ul><ul><ul><li>Need for a transition towards sustainability – sustainable housing </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Environmental change needs to involve the consumer - the consumer matters </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Social-technical context of consumption matters </li></ul></ul>

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Research goal and question <ul><li>Goal: to understand and theorise the role of occupants in changes towards sustainable housing </li></ul><ul><li>Research question: how can we understand and describe the role of occupants in environmental changes in housing in the Netherlands? </li></ul>

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Social Practices Approach Discursive & Practical consciousness Rules and Resources (virtual) Locale (material) l i f e s t y l e System of Provision Acquiring a house Renovating the kitchen Indoor Climate Management

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Research steps <ul><li>Selection of environmental relevant practices </li></ul><ul><li>Quick scan: </li></ul><ul><ul><li>System of provision, environmental aspects and innovations </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Consumer practices, environmental aspects and innovations </li></ul></ul><ul><li>Focus groups: providers and consumers </li></ul><ul><li>Survey: Purchasing a house and renovating / DIY practices </li></ul>

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Environmental relevance practice <ul><li>Environmental pressures of </li></ul><ul><li>Production and provision of kitchens </li></ul><ul><li>Process of renovation </li></ul><ul><li>Kitchen based practices </li></ul>

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Renovating a kitchen Mortgage / loan provider Kitchen retailer Builder / contractor Interior decorator/ architect DIY shop Appliances shops Home furnishing shops

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SoP: routes of provision ‘kitchen provider’ % of number of kitchens 2003 2004 2005 2006 Kitchen retail 75% 79% 77% 73% Kitchen discounter 3% 4% 5% 5% DIY and building shop 7% 4% 5% 6% Home furnishing shop 6% 6% 6% 9% Other 9% 7% 7% 8%

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Renovating the kitchen:SOP env. innovations 4 levels of innovations – modes of provision Kitchen as part of the house Integral kitchen provision Partial kitchen provision Updating

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SoP: modes of provision <ul><li>Kitchen as part of the house </li></ul><ul><li>Provision: entire kitchen renovation </li></ul><ul><li>Provider: ? </li></ul><ul><li>Consumer practice: consumer hiring interior decoratior, builder, kitchen provide </li></ul>

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SoP: modes of provision <ul><li>Integral provision </li></ul><ul><li>Provision: integral, taylor made </li></ul><ul><li>Provider: furniture maker, kitchen retail </li></ul><ul><li>Consumer practice: co-designing the kitchen </li></ul><ul><li>Integral provision </li></ul><ul><li>Integral provision </li></ul><ul><li>Provision: integral </li></ul><ul><li>Provider: kitchen retail </li></ul><ul><li>Consumer practice: purchasing the kitchen </li></ul><ul><li>Provision: integral </li></ul><ul><li>Provider: kitchen retail, furnishing shops </li></ul><ul><li>Consumer practice: purchasing and assembling </li></ul>

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SoP: modes of provision <ul><li>Partial provision </li></ul><ul><li>Provision: parts of the kitchen </li></ul><ul><li>Provider: furnishingshops, DIY, appliances shops </li></ul><ul><li>Consumer practice: design, gathering elements, and co-producer (assembling and diy) </li></ul>

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SoP: modes of provision <ul><li>Provision: update part of the kitchen </li></ul><ul><li>Provider: kitchen retail </li></ul><ul><li>Consumer practice: purchasing a kitchen update </li></ul>Kitchen update

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Renovating a kitchen: focusgroups Renovating the kitchen l i f e s t y l e System of Provision 1 2 3 4 5 5 6 3

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More information??? <ul><li>Paper: www.enp.wur.nl/uk/staff/Lenny+Putman </li></ul><ul><li>Email: [email_address] </li></ul>