Writing by DEMANDers

Here you can find examples of writing by DEMANDers including online pieces, The Conversation articles and submissions.

Here’s why adaptability is the key to coping with transport disasters

Posted on January 14, 2016

Floods caused by Storm Desmond left more than 2,500 homes without power, washed away bridges, closed schools and hospitals and caused serious damage to homes and businesses across swathes of northern England and Scotland. Meanwhile, the closure of the Forth Road Bridge due to structural defects has left 100,000 people, along with major corporations such as Amazon, facing large diversions…

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Submission: Design Commission Enquiry: Design and behaviour in the built environment

Posted on November 11, 2015

On 15th September, Elizabeth Shove gave evidence in person at the House of Lords (on behalf of Noel Cass, James Faulconbridge and herself) to a Design Commission enquiry on design and behaviour in the built environment. She was invited in response to an official submission to the enquiry For details of the commission: …

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Defining efficiency: What is “equivalent service” and why does it matter? (PDF)

Posted on October 5, 2015

By Rick Diamond, LBNL and Elizabeth Shove, Demand Centre/Sociology, Lancaster University download .pdf

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“No more meters? Let’s make energy a service, not a commodity”

Posted on April 28, 2015

By Elizabeth Shove, Lancaster University and Matt Watson, Sheffield University Originally published in Imagine never again receiving an energy bill. Instead, you could pay a flat fee for “comfort”, “cleanliness” or “home entertainment” alongside a premium for more energy-demanding TVs, kettles or fridge-freezers. This isn’t the stuff of science fiction – it’s emerging…

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Tales from a well-wrapped historian: smart meters and the management of heating

Posted on March 25, 2015

by Anna Carlsson-Hyslop (more…)

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