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Smart small living? Social innovations for saving energy in senior citizens'households by reducing living space

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Energy Policy 133 (110906) (2019)

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DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2019.110906

ISBN/ISSN: 0301-4215

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Stieß, Immanuel, Anja Umbach-Daniel, Corinna Fischer (2019): Smart small living? Social innovations for saving energy in senior citizens'households by reducing living space. Energy Policy 133 (110906), DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2019.110906

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  • Dr. Immanuel Stieß

    Dr. Immanuel Stieß

    Member of the Executive Board, Head of the Practices and Infrastructures Hub
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Sustainable Society

Resource-intensive consumption patterns cannot be sustained within planetary boundaries. But technological innovations alone are not enough to bring about the necessary changes. Social innovations that could reduce resource consumption are not yet being sufficiently utilized since these innovations require far-reaching changes in everyday practices, infrastructures and institutions.

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