Stevenson, F, Baborska-Narozny, M and Chatterton, P orcid.org/0000-0001-9281-2230 (2016) Resilience, redundancy and low-carbon living: co-producing individual and community learning. Building Research and Information, 44 (7). pp. 789-803. ISSN 0961-3218
Abstract
There is an acknowledged need for buildings and communities to be more resilient in the face of unpredictable effects of climate change, economic crises and energy supplies. The notion and social practices involving ‘redundancy’ (the ability to switch between numerous available choices beyond optimal design) are explored as an aspect of resilience theory. Practice and Social Learning theories are used as a lens through which to explore the available redundancy in housing and home environments to help prevent performance failure through unexpected circumstances or in response to varying user needs. Findings from an in depth UK housing case study show how redundancy is linked with the capacity to share resources and to learn both individually and collectively as a community. Such learning in relation to resilient low-carbon living is shown to be co-produced effectively through participatory action research. The benefits of introducing extra redundancy in housing design and community development to accommodate varied user’s understanding and preferences are discussed in relation to future proofing, value and scalar issues. Recommendations include better understanding of the design, time and monetary contribution needed to implement social or technical redundancy. These costs should be evaluated in context of savings made through greater resilience achieved.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2016, Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis Group in Building Research and Information on 08/08/2016, available online: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09613218.2016.1207371. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | adaptive capacity, agency, cohousing, housing, learning, occupant behaviour, participatory action research, resilience, social interaction, technology systems |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > School of Geography (Leeds) > SOG: Cities & Social Justice (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 11 Jul 2016 10:36 |
Last Modified: | 14 Aug 2017 06:58 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09613218.2016.1207371 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/09613218.2016.1207371 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:101989 |