User behavior and technology development : shaping sustainable relations between consumers and technologies / edited by Peter-Paul Verbeek and Adriaan Slob ; in association with the sub-editors J.C. Brezet ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Verbeek, Peter-Paul, 1970-

Slob, A. F. L. (Adriaan F. L.)

Series:

Eco-efficiency in industry and science ; v. 20.

Eco-efficiency in industry and science ; v. 20

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sustainable development--Social aspects.

Sustainable development.

Technology--Social aspects.

Technology.

Sustainable development--Government policy.

Physical Description:

xvi, 409 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Dordrecht : Springer, [2006]

Summary:

Environmental policy has long been determined by a dichotomy between technology and behavior. Some approaches stress the importance of technology and technological innovation, while others focus on behavioral change. Each approach has its limitations, however, since technology and behavior often appear so closely intertwined. Human behavior results not only from intentions and deliberate decisions, but also from its interaction with technological artifacts. In the area of traffic safety, for instance, people's driving behavior is determined as much by curves, speed bumps and the power of their motors as by considerations of safety and responsibility. How can we best describe and understand these interactions between behavior and technology? What conceptual frameworks and empirical studies are available, and how can they be integrated? And how can we bring these interactions to bear on product design and policy making?

The book user Behavior and Technology Development explores these relationships between technology and behavior from an interdisciplinary perspective. This includes contributions from cognitive psychology, industrial design, public administration, marketing, sociology, ergonomics, science and technology studies, and philosophy. The book aims to create a conceptual basis for analyzing interactions between technology and behavior, and to provide insights that are relevant to technology design and environmental policy.

Contents:

Technology and user behavior : an introduction / Adriaan Slob and Peter-Paul Verbeek

Action facilitation and desired behavior / Albert G. Arnold and Petra Mettau

Safety : technology and behavior? / Adrienne van den Bogaard and Paul Swuste

Technology and household activities / J.P. Groot-Marcus ... [et al.]

Technology and behavior : contributions from environmental psychology / Wim J.M. Heijs

Acting artifacts : the technological mediation of action / Peter-Paul Verbeek

Technology and behavior : a view from STS / Jaap Jelsma

The social agency of technological artifacts : a typology / Philip Brey

Technology and users : a conceptual map / Wim J.M. Heijs and Peter-Paul Verbeek

Technology and behavior : the case of passenger transport / Laurie Hendrickx and Anton J.M. Schoot Uiterkamp

Sustainable technologies and everyday life / Gert Spaargaren, Susan Martens and Theo A.M. Beckers

Residential behavior in sustainable houses / Erica Derijcke and Jan Uitzinger

Making energy feedback work : goal-setting and the roles of attention and minimal justification / L.T. McCalley and Cees J.H. Midden

Technological innovations and the promotion of energy conservation : the case of goal-setting and feedback / Trijntje Völlink and Ree M. Meertens

Household energy consumption : habitual behavior and technology / Wim J.M. Heijs

Marketing of technological products : theory and methods / Nicole van Kesteren and Ree M. Meertens

Diffusion of technological innovations : promoting the large-scale use of technology / Trijntje Völlink, Ree M. Meertens and Cees J.H. Midden

Technological innovations and energy conservation : satisfaction with and effectiveness of an in-business control system / Nicole van Kesteren, Ree M. Meertens and Mirjam Fransen

Sustainable technology or sustainable users? / Cees J.H. Midden

Planning behavior : technical design as design of use plans / Wybo Houkes and Pieter E. Vermaas

Expected behavior : anticipation of use in technological development / Harro van Lente

Designing "moralized" products : theory and practice / Jaap Jelsma

The scenario method to gain insight into user actions / G.W. Wolters and L.P.A. Steenbekkers

Using design orienting scenarios to analyze the interaction between technology, behavior and environment in the SusHouse project / Remke Klapwijk .. [et al.]

ICT in everyday life : the role of the user / Valerie Frissen and Marc van Lieshout

User involvement in the development of sustainable product-service systems : the case of the personal mobility system "Mitka" / Marjolijn Knot and Helma Luiten

Eternally yours : some theory and practice on cultural sustainable product development / Henk Muis

Designing technology-behavior interactions / Han Brezet

Citizen-consumer roles in environmental management of large technological systems / Bas van Vliet

Modifying behavior by smart design : the example of the Dutch sustainable-safe road system / Markus Popkema and Ingrid van Schagen

Combining technical and behavioral change : the role of experimental projects as a step stone towards sustainable mobility / Boelie Elzen

The practice of innovation : institutions, policy and technology development / David Laws

Ethical aspects of behavior-steering technology / Philip Brey

A normative systems approach for managing technology and collective human action / Sytse Strijbos

Shaping technology-behavior interactions : lessons for policy making / Wim Hafkamp

Analyzing the relations between technologies and user behavior : towards a conceptual framework / Peter-Paul Verbeek and Adriaan Slob.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781402044335

140204433X

OCLC:

76686157