Time, gender and carbon: A study of the carbon implications of British adults' use of time

Druckman, Angela; Buck, I; Hayward, Bronwyn; Jackson, Tim

doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2012.09.008

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“…The methodological challenges are based in the availability and missing connectivity of data. We owe to the good ideas of our colleagues [34,77,99] and draw from our modelling and participatory research experience [117,[120][121][122][123] as well as experience in urban planning [46,47].…”

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“…The causal relationship between time use and urban form is most evident in distance related parameters, but can also be seen in new forms of compressing time and space that have emerged against the background of new developments in information technology and new modes of transportation. Although it is difficult to precisely quantify savings in energy use from time-policy measures, the results of related publications provide evidence on the extent to which time use and urban form matter [34,99,100].…”

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“…Table 2 shows a list of possible features to draw indicators from for scenario-building, like different urban densities and resulting travel distances and times, or different building ages and renovation status resulting in diverse heating energy requirements, or different green and open space structures influencing time use for outdoor activities by the city's inhabitants. Consequently, the model output can be used as a base for the estimation of household heating and transportation energy use, which can be assessed through household consumption and economy-wide input/output statistics [99,119]. The interlinkages between time use and energy use will be modelled for different household types (distinguished by socio-demographic and economic status) according to the actual data of the urban model area.…”

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Time-Use Patterns and Sustainable Urban Form: A Case Study to Explore Potential Links

Haselsteiner¹,

Smetschka²,

Remesch³

et al. 2015

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Linking time use of the inhabitants of a city with their energy consumption and urban form is an approach which allows integration of the social dimension into research on sustainable urban development. While much has been written about the planning of cities and its implications for human social life, the question of the relationship between time-use patterns and urban form remains underexplored. This is all the more astonishing as time-use statistics offer a unique tool for analysing socio-economic changes regarding family and household structures, gender relations, working hours, recreational behaviour and consumption patterns. Furthermore, spatial planning plays a significant role in establishing time structures. With this paper we aim to explore the possibility of using the time-use data of an urban population to find links between individual time-use patterns and urban form. We describe a case study in Vienna where we addressed time use and mobility of citizens in a participatory approach to jointly develop an integrated socio-ecological model of urban time-use patterns and energy consumption. OPEN ACCESSSustainability 2015, 7 8023

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Time-Use Patterns and Sustainable Urban Form: A Case Study to Explore Potential Links

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Remesch³

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“…Although researchers such as Baiocchi ( 2009 ) andBecker ( 1965 ) have laid out theoretical foundations for the relating how people use their time to sustainability, Godbey ( 1996 ) and Godbey et al ( 1998 ) have explored the relationship between generation of municipal solid waste and time-use in USA, and Jalas ( 2002 ) have related direct and indirect energy use to use of time in Finland, to our knowledge the only study relating carbon emissions to time-use is Druckman et al ( 2012 ). In their analysis of the 'carbon emissions per hour' of different activities for an average British household, Druckman et al ( 2012 ) found the most carbon intensive uses of time are 'Personal Care' (which includes personal washing, clothes and care of clothing, and health care), 'Eating & Drinking' (which includes alcohol and eating out) and 'Commuting'.…”

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“…In their analysis of the 'carbon emissions per hour' of different activities for an average British household, Druckman et al ( 2012 ) found the most carbon intensive uses of time are 'Personal Care' (which includes personal washing, clothes and care of clothing, and health care), 'Eating & Drinking' (which includes alcohol and eating out) and 'Commuting'. Apart from 'Sleep & Rest', the broad category of ' Leisure and Recreation ' has the lowest intensity.…”

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Understanding Households as Drivers of Carbon Emissions

Druckman

Jackson

2016

Taking Stock of Industrial Ecology

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Households are accountable for nearly three quarters of global carbon emissions and thus understanding the drivers of these emissions is important if we are to make progress towards a low carbon future. This chapter starts by explaining the importance of using an appropriate consumption perspective accounting framework for assessing the carbon footprint of households. This contrasts from the more commonly used production perspective, as, for many Western countries in particular, once responsibility for emissions embedded in imported goods and services are taken into account, consumption emissions are often higher than production emissions.The chapter then reviews fi ndings concerning the determinants and composition of the carbon footprint of households, focusing on Western countries. One of the main determinants is income, with carbon footprints increasing with increasing incomes. However, other drivers, such as household size and composition, rural/ urban location, diet and type of energy supply, also play a part. Studies show that the majority of an average carbon footprint arises from three domains: transportation, housing and food. Further analyses aimed at gaining a deeper understanding of the motivations behind the activities driving emissions, in particular those due to transportation and housing, show that recreation and leisure pursuits are responsible for a substantial portion of average carbon footprints. Studies indicate, for example, that activities such as spending time with friends and family in and around the home, which are generally low carbon and also enhance well-being, should be encouraged alongside the more mainstream strategies of improving systems of provision of energy, food, housing and transportation.The fi nding that income is one of the principal drivers of carbon emissions is a challenging and important issue to address, as, for instance, incomes are arguably the driver of the rebound effect -a phenomenon that confounds attempts to reduce carbon footprints, making reducing emissions more of an uphill task than often acknowledged. This challenge leads us to a wider, whole-systems approach in which we view households as an integral part of the system of production and consumption.A. Druckman (*) • T. Jackson Centre for Environmental Strategy , University of Surrey , Guildford, Surrey GU2 7XH , UK e-mail: a.druckman@surrey.ac.uk 182 In summary, industrial ecology, with its wide ranging systems approach as shown in this chapter, has a great deal to contribute to the quest to devise strategies to move towards lower carbon, fulfi lling lifestyles.

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Understanding the Evolution of Sustainable Consumption Research

Liu

Lei

et al. 2017

Sustainable Development

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In recent years, the problem triad of population, environment and development has been joined by the added element of consumption, with a consequent boom in studies on sustainable consumption. This study provides a holistic and quantitative overview of these studies, aiming to track the evolution of research on sustainable consumption, and identify the key authors and co‐authorship network. Using the bibliometric method and network analysis, this study traces the development of the research themes at hand, and the research network concerned with them, through the analysis of core literature and journals dated 1995–2014. The findings highlight that the research on sustainable consumption can be divided into two periods. These findings clearly illustrate that sustainable consumption has evolved from being a single practice‐oriented research topic into diverse topics studied in a systematized manner, involving the key factors of sustainability, consumption behavior, energy utilization and environmental impact. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment

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Time, gender and carbon: A study of the carbon implications of British adults' use of time

Cited by 144 publications

References 32 publications

Time-Use Patterns and Sustainable Urban Form: A Case Study to Explore Potential Links

Time-Use Patterns and Sustainable Urban Form: A Case Study to Explore Potential Links

Understanding Households as Drivers of Carbon Emissions

Understanding the Evolution of Sustainable Consumption Research

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