Martina Schäfer

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigate whether life-course transitions can serve as starting point for sustainable consumption interventions, assuming that during such transitions people already need to adapt their behavioural routines and are thus more receptive to interventions.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors describe a research project where sixty-two cases of potential social innovations for sustainable consumption were analyzed, based on a process model combining innovation and practice theory.

TL;DR: Why and how design thinking can foster the development of SOI is explored, and the concept of DT with its five key principles is presented and four propositions are demonstrated that demonstrate the suitability of DT's key principles for meeting the identified SOI challenges.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors focus on the dissemination process and use of solar home systems (SHS) in Sri Lanka and analyze the contribution of the implementation of SHS towards poverty reduction.

TL;DR: In this article, a rough overview of the challenges linked to developing and implementing systems of decentralized energy supply under difficult context conditions and the research needs resulting from these challenges is presented, and a lack of systematic evaluation of experience with decentralized electricity systems is identified.