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Elizabeth Shove
Researcher at Lancaster University
Publications - 152
Citations - 19231
Elizabeth Shove is an academic researcher from Lancaster University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Social practice & Energy policy. The author has an hindex of 54, co-authored 148 publications receiving 17258 citations.
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Gaps, barriers and conceptual chasms: theories of technology transfer and energy in buildings
TL;DR: In this article, the authors unpacks conventional beliefs about the diffusion of energy efficient technologies and suggests an alternative approach which acknowledges the social structuring of technical innovation, drawing upon ideas from the sociology of science and technology and on recent research funded by Britain's Economic and Social Research Council.
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The Sociology of Energy, Buildings and the Environment: Constructing Knowledge, Designing Practice
Simon Guy,Elizabeth Shove +1 more
TL;DR: Theories of knowledge and practice are discussed in this article, where the authors propose a framework for energy-aware research in buildings and present a case study of an office building with solar energy.
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Product, Competence, Project and Practice DIY and the dynamics of craft consumption
Matthew Watson,Elizabeth Shove +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examine the recursive relation between products, projects and practices with reference to do-it-yourself (DIY) and home improvement, an important area of craft consumption and a field in which consumers are actively and creatively engaged in integrating and transforming complex arrays of material goods.
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Defrosting the Freezer: From Novelty to Convenience: A Narrative of Normalization
Elizabeth Shove,Dale Southerton +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examine the "normalization" of the British freezer and define three phases in this process: an initial period oriented around the utility of preserving home produce; a second stage marked by the development of a frozen food infrastructure and the establishment of the freezer as a part of the efficient domestic economy; and a third subtle but significant redefinition of the primary benefits of freezing in terms of convenience.
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Time, consumption and everyday life: practice, materiality and culture
TL;DR: In this article, a volume bringing together international experts from geography, sociology, history, anthropology and philosophy brings together studies of practice, temporality and material culture together to open up a new intellectual agenda.