Quantifying the environmental impact of ecovillages and co-housing communities: a systematic literature review

Daly, Matthew

doi:10.1080/13549839.2017.1348342

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“…The review found an average of 35% lower emissions for members 53 -while none of the covered studies controlled for socio-economic differences 53 . Further, the review included a wide range of geographies and combined carbon metrics, with only two studies based on CO2-equivalents but not through a lifecycle approach 53 . Another study on members that voluntarily limit their carbon allowance coincidentally also found a 35% reduction with respect to UK average, but the participants calculated their own footprint using diverse carbon accounting methods 54 .…”

Section: Previous Research On Members Of Grassroots Initiativesmentioning

confidence: 94%

“…voluntary simplicity 40,51,52 . However, there is a lack of comprehensive and quantitative assessments on the environmental impact and well-being of members of grassroots initiatives 17,39,47,53 , with the vast majority of related studies either undertaking a theoretical approach 17,19,43,53,54 or focusing solely on intentional communities 48,53,55 .…”

Section: Previous Research On Members Of Grassroots Initiativesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…A recent systematic review compared the environmental impact of regular citizens to inhabitants of intentional communities, such as ecovillages and co-housing communities established with the explicit goal of reducing environmental impact 53 . The review found an average of 35% lower emissions for members 53 -while none of the covered studies controlled for socio-economic differences 53 . Further, the review included a wide range of geographies and combined carbon metrics, with only two studies based on CO2-equivalents but not through a lifecycle approach 53 .…”

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Happier with less? Members of European environmental grassroots initiatives reconcile lower carbon footprints with higher life satisfaction and income increases

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Ivanova

Dumitru

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Energy Research & Social Science

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Scientists and policymakers recognize the need to address consumption and lifestyles in order to reconcile environmental and development agendas. Sustainability-oriented grassroots initiatives emerge bottom-up to create opportunities for sustainable lifestyles; yet no prior assessment has ascertained the efficacy of their members to reduce carbon footprints (CF) and enhance well-being. We compare the CF of non-members and members of grassroots initiatives in the domains of food, clothing, housing and transport. We further compare the groups by testing the influence of socio-economic variables that are typically associated with both footprint and well-being. Here we show that grassroots initiative members have 16% lower total carbon footprint, and 43% and 86% lower carbon footprints for food and clothing respectively, compared to their "non-member" regional socio-demographic counterparts. We find a higher adoption of some energy-saving behaviors for initiative members such as greater active travel distance and lower indoor temperatures in the winter, yet no significant differences in the CF of housing and transport. Interestingly, increases in income are not associated with increases in the total CF of members, while the influence of income is confirmed for the CF of the total sample. Instead, factors such as age, household size, and gender better explain the variation in the domain-specific CFs of initiative members. Finally, members show higher life satisfaction compared to non-members and are 11-13% more likely to evaluate their life positively. Our results suggest that initiative members uncover lifestyle features that not only enable lower emissions, but also reconcile emissions with income and well-being.

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Section: Previous Research On Members Of Grassroots Initiativesmentioning

confidence: 94%

Section: Previous Research On Members Of Grassroots Initiativesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Previous Research On Members Of Grassroots Initiativesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Happier with less? Members of European environmental grassroots initiatives reconcile lower carbon footprints with higher life satisfaction and income increases

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“…For our purpose, the above discussion shows that existing methods of reviewing can now better accommodate the theoretical, methodological and epistemological diversity of housing studies (Wallace et al, 2006). Systematic reviewing in housing studies adopted realist positions in relation to homelessness (Krahn, Caine, Chaw-Kant, & Singh, 2018;O'Campo et al, 2009;Woodhall-Melnik & Dunn, 2016) and environmental issues (Daly, 2017); and moderate idealist approaches in relation to energy use and habitability (McCabe, Pojani, & van Groenou, 2018;Willis, Phillips, Ryan, Bursac, & Ferguson, 2017), gentrification and gated communities (Atkinson, 2004;Blandy et al, 2003), empty homes (Wallace et al, 2005), mortgage markets (Croucher et al, 2003) and older people's decisions on residential mobility (Roy, Dub e, Despr es, Freitas, & L egar e, 2018).…”

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“…Finally, as direct input in the synthesis, it can add useful contextual information. However, maps are generally reported in the form of diagrams simply showing the stages of reducing the initially large sample of retrieved literature to a much smaller and relevant subset (e.g., see figures in Daly, 2017Daly, , p. 1362Krahn et al, 2018, p. 78;Roy et al, 2018, p. 6). Our distinctive approach to systematic literature mapping has been particularly inspired by the first two reasons above.…”

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A methodological quest for systematic literature mapping

Soaita

Serin

Preece

2019

International Journal of Housing Policy

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This article develops an approach to systematic literature mapping that can contribute to advancing housing knowledge and theory in three ways. At a basic level, it informs more systematic, balanced and transparent literature reviews than currently performed in housing studies. As a self-contained project, it unravels research gaps, highlights where rich evidence already exists, and indicates changing conceptual approaches. Lastly, as an opening stage to evidence reviews, it informs the review's questions, directions and dimensions. Our approach to literature mapping systematically identifies and explores a comprehensive but non-exhaustive literature related to a broad academic or policy theme. We have adapted established methodological approaches from systematic reviews to our much broader aims and shorter timeframe. By reflecting on five projects, we detail the methodological process so that it could be replicated or adapted in future studies. Besides reflecting on the systematic and less biased retrieval of relevant literaturepertinent to any academic projectwe present insights into synthesising its temporal, geographical, conceptual and thematic trends. We also reflect on some inevitable methodological challenges faced in this process of translation of aims into the narration of findings, which have a wider currency across the social sciences.

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The roles of community‐based organizations in socializing sustainable behavior: Examining the urban case of Budapest, Hungary

2023

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This research supports the argument that community‐based organizations (CBOs) can be effective vehicles to shift societal norms and expectations in order to facilitate co‐creation and acceptability of new and sustainable ways of living. CBOs are conceptualized as meso‐level entities where sustainable behavior can be socialized through not‐for‐profit and socioecological‐oriented approaches, a unique position in a market society. To learn what roles CBOs fulfill when providing space for peer interactions influencing sustainable behavior, a qualitative research study was carried out based on 21 interviews with key stakeholders from CBOs working in different sustainability‐related fields (mobility, food, energy, etc.) in the urban context of Budapest, Hungary. The grouping and interpretation of interview data show that the sampled urban CBOs can impact sustainable behavior through (1) raising members' awareness; (2) influencing everyday practices; and (3) providing space for non‐consumerist peer interactions. These impacts can be exercised through the three roles of translation, reinforcement, and contribution. Translation covers the practical‐cognitive (why it is important and how to do it) dimensions of peer interactions, while reinforcement and contribution are psychological‐emotional factors, the former being directed toward adopting individual practices (through positive reinforcement), the latter pointing to the collective, the common good to which one feels one is contributing. These results imply that sustainability‐oriented policymaking could support the sustainability transition by co‐designing systems of provisions together with the affected communities.

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Quantifying the environmental impact of ecovillages and co-housing communities: a systematic literature review

Cited by 69 publications

References 34 publications

Happier with less? Members of European environmental grassroots initiatives reconcile lower carbon footprints with higher life satisfaction and income increases

Happier with less? Members of European environmental grassroots initiatives reconcile lower carbon footprints with higher life satisfaction and income increases

A methodological quest for systematic literature mapping

The roles of community‐based organizations in socializing sustainable behavior: Examining the urban case of Budapest, Hungary

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