Advances in understanding energy consumption behavior and the governance of its change : outline of an integrated framework

Burger, Paul; Bezençon, Valéry; Bornemann, Basil; Brosch, Tobias; Carabias-Hütter, Vicente; Farsi, Mehdi; Hille, Stefanie Lena; Moser, Corinne; Ramseier, Céline; Samuel, Robin; Sander, David; Schmidt, Stephan; Sohre, Annika; Volland, Benjamin

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Type of review:	Peer review (publication)
Title:	Advances in understanding energy consumption behavior and the governance of its change : outline of an integrated framework
Authors:	Burger, Paul Bezençon, Valéry Bornemann, Basil Brosch, Tobias Carabias-Hütter, Vicente Farsi, Mehdi Hille, Stefanie Lena Moser, Corinne Ramseier, Céline Samuel, Robin Sander, David Schmidt, Stephan Sohre, Annika Volland, Benjamin
DOI:	10.21256/zhaw-4245 10.3389/fenrg.2015.00029
Published in:	Frontiers in Energy Research
Volume(Issue):	29
Issue:	3
Page(s):	1
Pages to:	19
Issue Date:	15-Jun-2015
Publisher / Ed. Institution:	Frontiers Research Foundation
ISSN:	2296-598X
Language:	English
Subjects:	Governance of individual behavior; Interdisciplinary framework; Behavior change; Energy-related consumption pattern
Subject (DDC):	150: Psychology 333.79: Energy
Abstract:	Transforming today’s energy systems in industrialized countries requires a substantial reduction of the total energy consumption at the individual level. Selected instruments have been found to be effective in changing people’s behavior in single domains. However, the so far weak success story on reducing overall energy consumption indicates that our understanding of the determining factors of individual energy consumption as well as of its change is far from being conclusive. Among others, the scientific state of the art is dominated by analyzing single domains of consumption and by neglecting embodied energy. It also displays strong disciplinary splits and the literature often fails to distinguish between explaining behavior and explaining change of behavior. Moreover, there are knowledge gaps regarding the legitimacy and effectiveness of the governance of individual consumption behavior and its change. Against this backdrop, the aim of this paper is to establish an integrated interdisciplinary framework that offers a systematic basis for linking the different aspects in research on energy related consumption behavior, thus paving the way for establishing a better evidence base to inform societal actions. The framework connects the three relevant analytical aspects of the topic in question: (1) it systematically and conceptually frames the objects, i.e., the energy consumption behavior and its change (explananda); (2) it structures the factors that potentially explain the energy consumption behavior and its change (explanantia); (3) it provides a differentiated understanding of change inducing interventions in terms of governance. Based on the existing states of the art approaches from different disciplines within the social sciences, the proposed framework is supposed to guide interdisciplinary empirical research.
URI:	https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/5966
Fulltext version:	Published version
License (according to publishing contract):	CC BY 4.0: Attribution 4.0 International
Departement:	School of Engineering
Organisational Unit:	Institute of Sustainable Development (INE)
Published as part of the ZHAW project:	SCCER CREST
Appears in collections:	Publikationen School of Engineering

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Burger, P., Bezençon, V., Bornemann, B., Brosch, T., Carabias-Hütter, V., Farsi, M., Hille, S. L., Moser, C., Ramseier, C., Samuel, R., Sander, D., Schmidt, S., Sohre, A., & Volland, B. (2015). Advances in understanding energy consumption behavior and the governance of its change : outline of an integrated framework. Frontiers in Energy Research, 29(3), 1–19. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-4245

Burger, P. et al. (2015) ‘Advances in understanding energy consumption behavior and the governance of its change : outline of an integrated framework’, Frontiers in Energy Research, 29(3), pp. 1–19. Available at: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-4245.

P. Burger et al., “Advances in understanding energy consumption behavior and the governance of its change : outline of an integrated framework,” Frontiers in Energy Research, vol. 29, no. 3, pp. 1–19, Jun. 2015, doi: 10.21256/zhaw-4245.

BURGER, Paul, Valéry BEZENÇON, Basil BORNEMANN, Tobias BROSCH, Vicente CARABIAS-HÜTTER, Mehdi FARSI, Stefanie Lena HILLE, Corinne MOSER, Céline RAMSEIER, Robin SAMUEL, David SANDER, Stephan SCHMIDT, Annika SOHRE und Benjamin VOLLAND, 2015. Advances in understanding energy consumption behavior and the governance of its change : outline of an integrated framework. Frontiers in Energy Research. 15 Juni 2015. Bd. 29, Nr. 3, S. 1–19. DOI 10.21256/zhaw-4245

Burger, Paul, Valéry Bezençon, Basil Bornemann, Tobias Brosch, Vicente Carabias-Hütter, Mehdi Farsi, Stefanie Lena Hille, et al. 2015. “Advances in Understanding Energy Consumption Behavior and the Governance of Its Change : Outline of an Integrated Framework.” Frontiers in Energy Research 29 (3): 1–19. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-4245.

Burger, Paul, et al. “Advances in Understanding Energy Consumption Behavior and the Governance of Its Change : Outline of an Integrated Framework.” Frontiers in Energy Research, vol. 29, no. 3, June 2015, pp. 1–19, https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-4245.