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Members of the SPRG regularly give presentations and publish a variety of materials regarding their research.
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Journal Articles
- Middlemiss, L K and Parrish, B (2010) 'Building capacity for low-carbon communities: The role of grassroots initiatives' Energy Policy 38:12 pp 7559-7566This paper questions the role that grassroots initiatives can have in creating low-carbon communities. Using a theoretical framework from work on community-based practice change initiatives, it discusses the interplay between grassroots action and community capacity. Key themes include the importance of locally crafted solutions according to the structures specific to place.
- Marsden, T, Franklin, A, Newton, J and Middleton, J (2010) Sustainability in Practice: Situated learning and knowledge for the evolving eco-economy Town Planning Review 81 (5) pp 541-562
- Hodson, M. and Marvin, S. (2010) 'Can cities shape socio-technical transitions and how would we know if they were?', Research Policy, 39(4): 477-85.
Books & Chapters
- Swilling, M., Robinson, B., Marvin, S. and Hodson, M. ‘Growing Greener Cities'. Discussion paper commissioned by UN Habitat for Expert Group Meeting in Nairobi. February 16-19.
- Parry, S. and Murphy, J. Understanding the relationship between academic research, public policy and environmental problems. Submitted as a SPRG working paper April 2011.
- Southerton D, (2011), ‘Are We Running Out of Time?', in V. May (ed.) Sociology of Personal Life, New York: Palgrave Macmillan, pp 121-133.
Other Publications
- Schatzki, T. 'Where the Action Is (On Large Social Phenomena Such as Sociotechnical Regimes).'Submitted as a SPRG Working Paper, November 2011.
- Parry, S. and Murphy, J. Understanding the relationship between academic research, public policy and environmental problems.Submitted as a SPRG working paper April 2011.
- Southerton, D., McMeekin, A. and Evans, D (2011) 'International Review of Behaviour Change Inititatives', Scottish Government Report.This report, commissioned as part of the Scottish Government's Climate Change Behaviours Research Programme, reviews a range of behaviour change initiatives that have attempted to reduce the carbon intensity of consumption practices. It aims to enhance understandings of different approaches to behaviour change, and to explore the transferability of initiatives to the Scottish context.
- Hodson, M and Marvin, S. (2010) 'Making Low-Carbon England and Wales',Report published in Town and Country Planning Association Review, September 2010, pp388-392.
Presentations
- Walker, G. (2011) ‘Geographies of Energy Consumption.'Presented at Royal Geographical Society, London, seminar on 'Geographies of Energy Transition: Security, Climate, and Governance.' 17th June 2011
- Shove, E. (2011) 'Habits and their Creatures",Presented at Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies: 'Social Science and Sustainable Consumption'. 28th April, 2011
- Shove, E. (2011) 'Sustainable Practices'.Presented at 'Behaviour Change or Social Change?' conference, University of Newcastle. 23rd June 2011
- Shove, E. (2011) 'Climate change and transitions in practice - setting and challenging agendas'
British Sociological Association Annual Conference, London School of Economics, 7-8th April 2011. - Parry, S. and Shove, E. (2010) ‘Engagement, Interaction and Influence: Strategies and challenges for the Sustainable Practices Research Group'
ISSTI Seminar Series, University of Edinburgh, 10th Dec 2010. - Shove, E. (2011) 'Energy and Everyday Life'Presented at University of Leeds, seminar for the Institute of Transport Studies, 10th June 2011.
- Shove, E. (2011) 'Policies to Promote Sustainable Consumption: Future Vision on Sustainable Consumption in the EU'Workshop held in Brussels funded by the European Commission. 13th April 2011.
- Shove, E. (2011) 'Transitions in practice: implications for sustainable consumption'Public lecture at Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies: 'Social science and sustainable consumption.' 27th April 2011
- Anderson, B., (2011) 'Practice Hunting'.Presented at ESRC Sustainable Practices Research Group Workshop 'Studying sustainable practices: methodological challenges and puzzles'. Tuesday 22nd March, 2011, Lancaster.
- Browne, A, Medd, W & Anderson, B, (2011) 'Seven core issues for water demand management under CC and uncertainty: Reflection on practice and sociological approaches'.Presented at Annual International Conference of the RGS-IBG, RGS-IBG, London, 31 August 2011 to 2 September 2011
- Harvey, M., and Anderson, B., (2011) 'Sustainable Practices Research: Preliminary Thoughts'.Presented at the Centre for Research in Economic Sociology and Innovation Seminar, University of Essex 10th Feb. 2011
- Parry S, & Shove E (2010) 'Engagement, Interaction and Influence: Strategies and Challenges for the Sustainable Practices Research Group'.Presented as part of the ISSTI Seminar Series, University of Edinburgh 10th Dec 2010
- Parry, S., & Murphy, J., (2010) 'Engagement Interaction and Influence: Practices Approach to Sustainable Behaviours'.Presented at 'What Works in Behaviour Change' event, Scottish Government, Victoria Quay, Edinburgh. 28th June 2010
- Newton, J & Franklin A (2010) 'Sustaining resilience: nurturing local food networks through community action'.Paper presented a the RGS-IBG Annual Conference, September 2010
- Southerton, D. (2010), ‘Introduction: Consumption, Economic Growth and Prosperity’ Presentation to the SCI Public Debate 'Economic growth, prosperity and sustainability: a contradiction?' London, November 2010
- Warde, A. (2010) Practices, habits and sustainable consumption.Paper presented to University of Helsinki, Dept. of Sociology in Sept. 2010
- Southerton, D. (2010) 'Habits and everyday life: a practice-based approach to food consumption', presentation to FoBonet: Socio-cultural Perspectives on Food, Body and Health Conference, Helsinki, August.
- Warde, A. (2010) 'The Challenge of Making Consumption Sustainable'Lecture delivered at the Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies, University of Helsinki, in October 2010.
- Southerton, D. (2010) 'Reordering temporal rhythms: coordinating daily practices in the UK in 1937 and 2000'.Presented to UKTRC Summer School, Leeds University, September 2010.
- Southerton, D. (2010) 'Bad habits die hard or do they?', Public Lecture and Debate, The Times Cheltenham Science FestivalThis presentation was given at The Times Cheltenham Science Festival in June 2010
- Southerton, D. (2011) 'Eating practices: the challenges and ingredients for a sociology of sustainable food consumption'.Presented at the launch event of the British Sociological Association's Climate Change Study Group, the British Library, London. 17th January 2011
