Peak demand and the ‘family peak’ period in Australia: Understanding practice (in)flexibility in households with children

Nicholls, Larissa; Strengers, Yolande

doi:10.1016/j.erss.2015.08.018

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“…Indeed, they demonstrate that waste is the fallout of people negotiating the complex and contradictory demands of everyday life and that kitchen technologies are complicit in the processes through which "food" becomes "waste." Other studies, concerned with how kitchen practices help constitute domestic demand for energy and water, largely mirror these findings (Nicholls & Strengers, 2015;Powells et al, 2014;Pullinger et al, 2013). In light of the available research on home practices and kitchen lives it might seem that a ready-made set of insights can simply be mined and transferred to advance research and policy discussions around the domestic WEF nexus.…”

Section: Home Practices and The Kitchen As A Key Site Of Wef Transfmentioning

confidence: 85%

“…The specific ways that people carry out domestic tasks – including preparing and eating food in the kitchen – are carefully coordinated to fit alongside any number of other ongoing time commitments, including employment and caring responsibilities (Nicholls & Strengers, ; Southerton, ; Wills et al., ). It follows that any attempt to change how people carry out specific tasks needs to consider the wider rhythms of daily life.…”

Section: Exemplifying the Nexus At Home: Fats Oils Grease And Kitchmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Notwithstanding the moments when these are interrupted in some way, the impacts of providing information and advice or appealing to people's attitudes about drains and sewers are likely to be limited (Allon & Sofoulis, 2006;. 8 The specific ways that people carry out domestic tasksincluding preparing and eating food in the kitchenare carefully coordinated to fit alongside any number of other ongoing time commitments, including employment and caring responsibilities (Nicholls & Strengers, 2015;Southerton, 2003;Wills et al, 2013). It follows that any attempt to change how people carry out specific tasks needs to consider the wider rhythms of daily life.…”

Section: Opportunities and Challenges For Intervening In Kitchen Prmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The water–energy–food nexus at home: New opportunities for policy interventions in household sustainability

Foden

Browne

Evans

et al. 2018

Geographical Journal

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The nexus of water-energy-food (WEF) is as apparent at the household scale as it is anywhere else. We introduce the "Nexus at Home" as a starting point for exploring the dynamics of WEF resource use and household sustainability. Drawing on two research projects we focus specifically on domestic kitchens as a site where practices of cooking, eating, cleaning and disposing of waste come together. While these practices have long been targets for policy intervention, existing approaches draw on a limited range of perspectives from the social sciences. Reflecting on our work with four non-academic partners (Defra, BEIS, FSA, Waterwise), we consider how social practice and geographies of household sustainability research might be combined with the dictum of "nexus thinking" to re-imagine the framing of policy and intervention to reduce the resource intensity of everyday life. Synthesising existing "home practices" literature in the context of the "live" policy problems raised by our partners, we seek to provide clear guidance for intervening in kitchen practices. We draw on one topic which has not yet been the subject of social practices research: fats, oils and grease (FOG) going down the kitchen plughole and contributing to widespread sewer blockages.In doing so we document the sequence of interrelated food provisioning activities through which WEF is put to use in domestic kitchens and contributes to FOG blockages in sewers. We reflect upon the multiple ways these practices are shaped by the rhythms of daily life, dynamics within the home, wider cultural conventions, and infrastructures. This paper contributes to the nascent transdisciplinary research agenda of translating home practices research into wider conceptualisations of "intervention", with a specific orientation towards academic and non-academic stakeholders who are interested in influencing systems of sustainable consumption and production within, and across, the WEF sectors. K E Y W O R D Sdomestic practices, everyday practice, fats-oils-grease, household sustainability, policy interventions, water-energy-food nexus --

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Section: Home Practices and The Kitchen As A Key Site Of Wef Transfmentioning

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Section: Exemplifying the Nexus At Home: Fats Oils Grease And Kitchmentioning

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Evans

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“…Some households (e.g. with children; as also shown by Nicholls and Strengers 2015) are bound to certain hours (e.g. cooking dinner around high demand hour of 6 p.m.), while others (e.g.…”

Section: Dynamic Tariffs Scenariomentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Moreover, if applied with override ability, DLC is also more popular (Fell et al 2015). Nicholls and Strengers (2015) and Murtagh et al (2014) point to the lack of fairness with TOU pricing: In particular, families with children are constrained in their time-related flexibility in electricity use (e.g. cooking).…”

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Acceptance among residential electricity consumers regarding scenarios of a transformed energy system in Switzerland—a focus group study

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The Swiss energy system will undergo successive restructuring in the next decades as a result of recent decisions in energy policy (Switzerland's Energy Strategy 2050) and the expected second step in the market liberalization process (free choice of provider for small customers). This transformation will probably lead to the following trends: an increasing share of renewable energies, a shift from centralized to distributed generation and the emergence of new players in the energy market. Because of the associated integration of renewables, the grid will increasingly face problems of intermittent loads, the need to integrate smart information and communication technology, and mechanisms for demand-side management. However, these key elements of the future energy system also raise issues concerning social acceptance, as they tend to interfere with basic human needs like autonomy and privacy. Additionally, market liberalization may reshuffle existing customer utility relationships considerably. This focus group study contributes to understanding residential consumers' attitudes and expectations regarding four scenarios of future utility/customer interactions in the Swiss electricity sector (dynamic tariffs, direct load control, energy storage and novel energy services). The findings show that as to acceptance of future scenarios, there are no Bone-fit-for-all^solutions, as the needs of different consumer groups are very diverse. However, the analyses reveal that for acceptance of novel models of interaction, transparent communication and a trusted relationship are crucial. The discussion touches on practical implications for research, policymaking and electric utilities' market strategies.

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COVID‐19 and water demand: A review of literature and research evidence

Cahill

Hoolohan

Lawson³

et al. 2021

WIREs Water

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COVID‐19 has had unprecedented impacts across the international community, with complex and far‐reaching consequences. Measures to prevent transmission have led to substantial changes to everyday life, with lockdowns, stay‐at‐home orders and guidance leading to an increase in people staying indoors. This movement of activity had profound impacts on daily practices, affecting the consumption of resources including water. Likewise, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) practices and infrastructure are crucial tools for the management of disease. Therefore, this review seeks to assess the current literature on the impact of COVID‐19 on domestic water use. A web‐based rapid evidence review was undertaken to assess and synthesize the theories, methods and empirical evidence emerging across a multidisciplinary body of research to understand how COVID‐19 effects everyday water use. Key themes around increased water consumption and changing daily consumption patterns emerged. There was a distinct lack of social science concepts and methodologies in use to understand changing water demand, and the methodological focus was largely quantitative. Key insights and reflections were lacking as a result, for example, there was little research on how the water‐related practices, consumption, and demand patterns differed among households. This article makes the case for further qualitative and mixed‐method research using social theories, illustrating how social practice theories, as one example, contribute to understanding the dynamics of everyday life during the pandemic. This research would generate deeper understandings of the impacts of COVID‐19 on domestic water use as well as an evaluation of the implications these findings could have post‐pandemic. This article is categorized under: Engineering Water > Methods Engineering Water > Water, Health, and Sanitation Engineering Water > Planning Water

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Peak demand and the ‘family peak’ period in Australia: Understanding practice (in)flexibility in households with children

Cited by 139 publications

References 19 publications

The water–energy–food nexus at home: New opportunities for policy interventions in household sustainability

The water–energy–food nexus at home: New opportunities for policy interventions in household sustainability

Acceptance among residential electricity consumers regarding scenarios of a transformed energy system in Switzerland—a focus group study

COVID‐19 and water demand: A review of literature and research evidence

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