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Developing Interventions for Scaling Up UK Upcycling
- Source :
- Sung, K, Cooper, T & Kettley, S 2019, ' Developing interventions for scaling up UK Upcycling ', Energies, vol. 12, no. 14 . https://doi.org/10.3390/en12142778, Energies, Vol 12, Iss 14, p 2778 (2019), Energies, Volume 12, Issue 14
- Publication Year :
- 2019
- Publisher :
- MDPI AG, 2019.
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Abstract
- Upcycling presents one of many opportunities for reducing consumption of materials and energy. Despite recent growth evidenced by increasing numbers of practitioners and businesses based on upcycling, it remains a niche activity and requires scaling up to realise its potential benefits. This paper investigates UK household upcycling in order to develop interventions for scaling up upcycling in the UK. Mixed methods were used in four stages: (a) Interviews to gain insights into UK upcycling<br />(b) a survey to discover key factors influencing UK upcycling<br />(c) intervention development based on the synthesis of interviews and survey<br />and (d) use of a semi-Delphi technique to evaluate and develop initial interventions. The results showed approaches to upcycling (e.g., wood, metal and fabric as frequently used materials, online platforms as frequently used source of materials), context for upcycling (e.g., predominant use of home for upcycling), factors influencing UK upcycling with key determinants (i.e., intention, attitude and subjective norm), important demographic characteristics considering a target audience for interventions (i.e., 30+ females) and prioritised interventions for scaling up (e.g., TV and inspirational media and community workshops as short-term high priority interventions). The paper further discusses implications of the study in terms of development of theory and practice of upcycling.
- Subjects :
- Control and Optimization
020209 energy
design
Psychological intervention
Energy Engineering and Power Technology
Target audience
Context (language use)
02 engineering and technology
010501 environmental sciences
lcsh:Technology
01 natural sciences
scaling up
0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering
Sustainable consumption
upcycling
Sociology
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Marketing
Engineering (miscellaneous)
intervention
0105 earth and related environmental sciences
Subjective norm
energy demand
lcsh:T
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
transition
sustainable consumption
Upcycling
Intervention (law)
Key factors
sustainable behaviour
carbon emissions
policy
Energy (miscellaneous)
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 19961073
- Volume :
- 12
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Energies
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....3b16226b90bcbbe26f17ab2cc2685fd7