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An assessment of social aspects and the inclusion of this dimension in every decision making proc... more An assessment of social aspects and the inclusion of this dimension in every decision making process is necessary, because decisions concerning external ecological effects always have external social consequences. There are already tried, tested and approved methods and instruments for evaluating the ecological and economic dimensions of activities, projects, developments, products and organisations in terms of their sustainability. However, such methods and instruments are conspicuously lacking when it comes to the social dimension
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Switzerland’s new energy strategy emphasizes new renewables; therefore, the energy system is expe... more Switzerland’s new energy strategy emphasizes new renewables; therefore, the energy system is expected to become more regional and less centralized. The goal of this study is to identify stakeholders, processes and targets of regional energy systems in Switzerland, analyse their interactions and offer best practice advice. Therefore, we built up a framework based on a series of interviews with experts on regional energy systems and on an analysis of 11 Swiss energy regions and two Swiss case studies in which we analysed targets and involved stakeholders. Regional energy initiatives in Switzerland have two additional targets for national policy: regional added value and strengthening image and identity. Regional projects often need to be elaborated in cooperation with different stakeholders in sometimes long-lasting processes in order to achieve socially robust solutions. Active energy regions, which are doing lots of projects, are often initiated and driven by an organization with re...
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Sustainable regional development is the long-term aim of alpine landscape and habitats. Therefore... more Sustainable regional development is the long-term aim of alpine landscape and habitats. Therefore, areas with high ecological qualities and sufficient socio-cultural potential, but insufficient economical subsistence will have to develop into respective "Label regions". An adequate implementation strategy should be supported by a reliable indicator system, which finally will lead to certification procedures for regional management
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Die Schweizer Energiestrategie 2050 sieht eine grundlegende Veranderung in der Stromerzeugung (un... more Die Schweizer Energiestrategie 2050 sieht eine grundlegende Veranderung in der Stromerzeugung (und im Stromverbrauch) sowie eine starke Reduktion des Gesamtenergieverbrauchs vor. Davon kann der Schweizer Energiemarkt gesellschaftlich und unternehmerisch profitieren. Die Anforderungen, die fur die Erreichung der Ziele der nationalen Energiestrategie 2050 erfullt werden mussen, stellen den Energiemarkt – insbesondere den Strommarkt – jedoch auch vor neue Herausforderungen. Diese befinden sich nicht nur auf der politischen und gesetzlichen Ebene, sondern unter anderem auch in den Bereichen Energieverteilung und -speicherung, Subventionen sowie neue Technologien. Ziel dieser Arbeit ist, die Schweiz mit drei fuhrenden europaischen Landern im Bereich erneuerbare Energien zu vergleichen, um die Bewaltigung dieser Herausforderungen unterstutzen und allfallige Empfehlungen fur die Politik formulieren zu konnen. Diese Arbeit widmet sich somit der Fragestellung: Warum sind diese Lander in spez...
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Das Smart-City-Konzept passt zur Energiestadt Winterthur. Die gemeinsam von Verwaltung, Forschung... more Das Smart-City-Konzept passt zur Energiestadt Winterthur. Die gemeinsam von Verwaltung, Forschung und Wirtschaft getragene Initiative «Smart City Winterthur» verbindet soziale und technologische Innovationen mit den Zielen einer nachhaltigen Entwicklung von Stadtraum und Gesellschaft. Winterthur steht wie andere Städte am Anfang des Smart-City-Prozesses, der dazu beitragen soll, die Lebensqualität zu steigern und den Ressourcenverbrauch zu reduzieren. In einem der ersten Projekte wurde auf Quartierebene gemeinsam mit Wohnbaugenossenschaften ein Leitfaden mit Beispielen zur Umsetzung entwickelt. Wie definiert Winterthur «Smart City»? Eine Smart City ist eine fortschrittliche, vernetzte Stadt, die sich durch eine hohe Lebensqualität und einen effizienten Ressourceneinsatz auszeichnet.a Wichtig für die Steigerung der Lebensqualität und die Reduktion des Ressourcenverbrauchs ist ein gesamtheitlicher Ansatz, der ein themenund organisationsübergreifendes Vorgehen erfordert. Intelligente u...
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Pierryves Padey, HEIG-VD / IGT, pierryves.padey@heig-vd.ch, www.lesbat.ch Stephane Citherlet, HEI... more Pierryves Padey, HEIG-VD / IGT, pierryves.padey@heig-vd.ch, www.lesbat.ch Stephane Citherlet, HEIG-VD / IGT, stephane.citherlet@heig-vd.ch, www.lesbat.ch Sara Eicher, HEIG-VD / IGT, sara.eicher@heig-vd.ch, www.lesbat.ch Francesca Cellina, SUPSI / ISAAC, francesca.cellina@supsi.ch, http://www.supsi.ch/isaac Roberta Castri, SUPSI / ISAAC, roberta.castri@supsi.ch, Uros Tomic, ZHAW / INE, tomi@zhaw.ch, http://zhaw.ch/ine Dominique Kunz, FHNW / IEBau, dominique.kunz@fhnw.ch, https://www.fhnw.ch Vicente Carabias, ZHAW / INE, cahu@zhaw.ch, http://zhaw.ch/ine Jürg Bichsel, FHNW / IEBau, Juerg.bichsel@fhnw.ch, https://www.fhnw.ch
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Living Lab research faces high participant drop-out rates due to prolonged engagement during inte... more Living Lab research faces high participant drop-out rates due to prolonged engagement during interventions. In a recent study where 104 participants voluntarily signed-up for an electricity-savings challenge, approximately 55% dropped out. Although drop-out is common, still many interventions show positive behavioural impacts for the participants involved. Therein exists the need to look for significant differences between people that remain active or become inactive. A 3-month field trial in Spring 2016 comparing the effectiveness of a gamified household-level electricity savings challenge provided hourly electricity consumption data, saving tips and activities to all registered participants. As well, pre- and post-intervention surveys sent to 104 participants collected data on the reported behaviour and perception of social norms of the two groups: active (n=44) and inactive (n=22), thus N=66 completed both surveys. Results show a significant difference between the active and inac...
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A change in how individuals consume energy is a key step in fighting climate change since it repr... more A change in how individuals consume energy is a key step in fighting climate change since it represents a crucial contribution to a more collective and sustainable lifestyle adoption. To carry out such process, designers and scientists are seeking new ways to increase public discussion and social involvement in energy reduction issues. In relation to this, the emphasis is on raising collective awareness to enable behavioural change and to inspire people in making sustainable decisions on energy consumption. This article draws on techniques and approaches from social science, gameful design and sustainability. It defines and discusses cooperative play as a privileged path for developing energy-related mobile applications. We present here an overview of multiple perspectives, in terms of content and methodology, to contribute to elaborating design methodologies that can favour behavioural change on households’ energy consumption.
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