Understanding Innovation for Sustainability within the Australian Building Industry: An Evolutionary Social Learning Model

Binder, Geoffrey

doi:10.3992/jgb.3.3.119

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“…International flows, we suggest, provide evidence that a particular ideology (that reflects habitual practices) is shared by planners across the 'developed' world (Kaufman & Escuin, 2000). Thus, the habitual practices learned by professionals are bounded and contextualised by habitus (which is the subjective experience of objective capitalist relationships), providing the individual with the 'right' way of doing things-orienting and embedding them within 'the way things are done around here' (Binder, 2008). Thus, the habitus defines acceptable practices and engenders the faith that they are not risky, are defensible (even when their implementation results in negative outcomes) and are valuable (Binder, 2008).…”

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“…Thus, the habitual practices learned by professionals are bounded and contextualised by habitus (which is the subjective experience of objective capitalist relationships), providing the individual with the 'right' way of doing things-orienting and embedding them within 'the way things are done around here' (Binder, 2008). Thus, the habitus defines acceptable practices and engenders the faith that they are not risky, are defensible (even when their implementation results in negative outcomes) and are valuable (Binder, 2008). This is clear in the planning profession on matters of basic procedure when planners believe that the application of 'correct' procedures will resolve the planning decisions they face (Campbell & Marshall, 1998).…”

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Planning for Change: The Roles of Habitual Practice and Habitus in Planning Practice

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Boldero

2012

Urban Policy and Research

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This article, which draws on psychological and sociological theories, argues that if current planning practices are to change to achieve more sustainable and socially affordable housing, planners' current habitual practices and the context in which planning occurs must change. By considering practices that occur in specific contexts, the conditions under which change can occur are delineated. This is achieved by understanding the universal nature of habitual practices and how they are affected by, and reproduce, context. The utility of this approach to changing planning practices is highlighted using two case studies. These involve the shift by builders to using sustainable materials in the construction of a master-planned community and the achievement of water saving targets in one Australian city. Finally, recommendations about how planning practices can be changed, based on the suggested approach, are presented.

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Planning for Change: The Roles of Habitual Practice and Habitus in Planning Practice

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Boldero

2012

Urban Policy and Research

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“…[4,5,9,13,14]), the number of applications of MPC in real buildings is still limited , e.g. [15,16,17,18,19,20]. The most crucial drawback is the fact that MPC needs a mathematical model of the controlled system which should be able to predict the behavior of the building.…”

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“…The step to incorporate MPC in the product portfolio is thus afflicted with many unknown and initially additional costs. In [20] it is reported that a software tool may increase the usage of sustainable building material in the industry. Such software tools for MPC implementations in buildings are currently missing, but they could significantly contribute to minimizing risks and boost acceptance in industry.…”

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Ten questions concerning model predictive control for energy efficient buildings

Killian

Kozek

2016

Building and Environment

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“…Despite there being no economic incentives, this new norm was achieved within six months and has persisted even after termination of the programme, indicating enduring practice changes. Binder (2008; tested the MORCA's propositions about the nature and acceptance of practice modifications by examining building companies' responses to the requirements of constructing an environmentally sustainable master-planned community. The companies were required to use sustainable building materials so that dwellings achieved a minimum 'level' of sustainability.…”

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Boldero

Binder

2013

Environ Plan A

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Can psychological and practice theory approaches to environmental sustainability be integrated? As a psychologist and a social theorist who collaborate in interdisciplinary research, we followed the debate in this journal between Shove (2010;, Whitmarsh and colleagues (2011), andWilson andChatterton (2011) with interest. The question of whether psychological and practice theory approaches to promoting sustainable behaviour and social change can be integrated for effective policy making is crucial for our work.Initiating the debate, Shove (2010) argued that current UK strategies to mitigate climate change, based in psychology and economics, are limited because they assume that an individual's behaviour is chosen and that choice is driven by attitudes. Noting that social practices are configured by institutions, she argued that contemporary 'rules of the game' must be eroded and existing institutions challenged for more sustainable practices to be established.In response, Whitmarsh et al ( 2011) argued that psychology does not view behaviour as 'chosen' or straightforwardly attitude driven, and called for an integration of practice theory and psychological approaches. This call was rejected by Shove (2011) because these approaches have incommensurable methods of enquiry, meanings of evidence, and research agendas.Finally, Wilson and Chatterton (2011) took a pragmatic approach. They argued that, because practice manifestations are behaviours, practice theory insights enhance psychological ones, providing policy makers with additional ways of thinking about environmental sustainability.We do not agree with Shove (2010; 2011) that the differences between practice theory and psychological approaches make them incommensurable. Similarly, unlike Wilson and Chatterton (2011), we believe that using multiple models is not necessary for broadening the conceptualization of issues of sustainability. Rather, like Whitmarsh et al (2011), we believe that an integrated approach is necessary to achieve environmental sustainability because both individual action and social structures must change. In this commentary we outline Binder's (2008;2012) Model of Recursive Cultural Adaptation (MORCA), an integrated model that has proved useful for understanding how unsustainable practices can be modified.The MORCA draws on a range of disciplines, including psychology, sociology, and philosophy, to explain why and when social practices are defended, modified, or transformed. These include James's (1890) theoretical work on habits, Bourdieu's concept of habitus, and Sharrock and Dennis's (2008) Wittgensteinian analysis of rules that demonstrates we do not necessarily follow them.A central proposition of the MORCA is that practices exist and are transmitted between practitioners because they are useful, allowing them to function effectively. As a result, practices are shared by a community of practitioners. Further, practices and their meanings are learned and their enactment (ie, their behavioural component) becomes habitual with time. As a ...

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Understanding Innovation for Sustainability within the Australian Building Industry: An Evolutionary Social Learning Model

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Planning for Change: The Roles of Habitual Practice and Habitus in Planning Practice

Planning for Change: The Roles of Habitual Practice and Habitus in Planning Practice

Ten questions concerning model predictive control for energy efficient buildings

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