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Living Labs

Design and Assessment of Sustainable Living

  • Includes a Suslab Methods Toolbox
  • Includes a compilation of methodologies to design for sustainable living
  • Includes case studies of Living Labs in four different countries
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (31 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Towards Sustainable Living

      • Arjan van Timmeren, David V. Keyson
      Pages 3-7
    3. The Emergence of Living Lab Methods

      • Natalia Romero Herrera
      Pages 9-22
    4. Social Practices as a Main Focus in Living Lab Research

      • Marco Hasselkuß, Carolin Baedeker, Christa Liedtke
      Pages 23-34
    5. Green Economy as a Framework for Product-Service Systems Development: The Role of Sustainable Living Labs

      • Carolin Baedeker, Christa Liedtke, Maria Jolanta Welfens
      Pages 35-52
  3. Research Methods for Living Labs

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 53-53
    2. Living Labs to Accelerate Innovation

      • David V. Keyson, Gregory M. Morrison, Carolin Baedeker, Christa Liedtke
      Pages 55-61
    3. Architectural Research in Living Labs: Exploring Occupier Driven Changes in Homes

      • Paula Femenias, Liane Thuvander, Cecilia Holmström, Lina Jonsdotter, Madeleine Larsson
      Pages 89-99
  4. Sustainable Living Labs

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 101-101
    2. DARE2Build

      • Shea Hagy, Peter Selberg, Larry Toups, Paula Femenias
      Pages 103-111
    3. The Storyline for the Design Process that Shaped the HSB Living Lab

      • Peter Elfstrand, Gregory M. Morrison, Larry Toups, Shea Hagy
      Pages 113-129
    4. Exploring the German Living Lab Research Infrastructure: Opportunities for Sustainable Products and Services

      • Justus von Geibler, Carolin Baedeker, Christa Liedtke, Holger Rohn, Lorenz Erdmann
      Pages 131-154
  5. Living Labs and User Engagement

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 155-155
    2. In-Situ and Mixed-Design Interventions

      • Natalia Romero Herrera
      Pages 157-167
    3. Co-creation in Living Labs

      • Shea Hagy, Gregory M. Morrison, Peter Elfstrand
      Pages 169-178
    4. Participatory Drawing in Ethnographic Research

      • Flora Bowden, Dan Lockton, Rama Gheerawo, Clare Brass
      Pages 179-190
    5. Actor and Network Analysis

      • Carolin Baedeker, Marco Hasselkuß, Johannes Buhl
      Pages 191-203

About this book

This book presents the results of a multi-annual project with sustainable Living Labs in the United Kingdom, Sweden, Germany and the Netherlands.

Living Labs – as initiated by the authors – have proved to be very promising research, design, co-creation and communication facilities for the development and implementation of sustainable innovations in the home. The book provides an inspiring introduction to both the methodology and business modelling for the Living Lab facilities. Understanding daily living at home is key to designing products and services that support households in their transition to more sustainable lifestyles. This book not only explores new ways of gaining insights into daily practices, but also discusses developing and testing design methods to create sustainable solutions for households. These new methods and tools are needed because those available are either ineffective or cause rebound-effects.

Intended for researchers and designerswith an interest in the transition to sustainable lifestyles, it also appeals to company leaders interested in new ways of developing sustainable innovations and offers suggestions for effectively applying Living Labs for sustainable urban development.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Faculty of Industrial Design, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands

    David V. Keyson, Olivia Guerra-Santin

  • School of Design, Royal College of Art, London, United Kingdom

    Dan Lockton

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eBook USD 149.00
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Softcover Book USD 199.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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Hardcover Book USD 199.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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