Chapter 4.1

A critical review of energy behaviour change: The influence of context

Eva Heiskanen; Kaisa Matschoss; Senja Laakso; Eeva-Lotta Apajalahti    University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland

Abstract

In this chapter, we focus on existing research evidence concerning behaviour change interventions aiming to support energy conservation. We make a review of meta-analyses and systematic reviews concerning behaviour change interventions aiming to support energy conservation and evaluate how context is taken into account in the most popular intervention types, such as convenience, information, feedback, and social influence. Drawing on the perspective of realistic evaluation, we explore how the three types of contexts, organisational ...

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