Householders' changing views and responses to climate change

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Paper: Householders' changing views and responses to climate change by Dr Anne Sharp and Stine Hoj

Conference: Sustainable home improvements research and initiatives from Australia and the UK
Hosted by: RMIT University (Global Cities Institute & Centre for Design)
Thursday 12th March 2009
Keynote speakers:
Suburban transitions; a policy framework. Professor Tony Dalton (RMIT University)
Social practices in the home. Professor Elizabeth Shove (Lancaster University, UK)
Green loans and more; Federal initiatives in housing retrofitting. (Stephen Berry, Director, Green Loans programme, DEWHA)
Prospects for low-carbon housing industries. Gavin Killip (Environmental Change Institute, Oxford University, UK)
Old Home Superhomes; UK experiences in retrofitting. John Doggart (Chairman, Sustainable Energy Academy, UK)
The programme including a full day of presentations, discussions and two streams to choose from
Topics:
* Socio-technical studies
* Home improvement industry and innovation
* Design and economics of home improvements
* Assessment and evaluation
* Consumption, communication and behaviour change
* International comparisons
* Regulatory mechanisms and modes of governance