Smart Homes and Their Users (eBook)

Copyright 6
Preface 7
Acknowledgements 8
Contents 10
Abbreviations 13
List of Figures 14
List of Tables 16
1 Introduction: Smart Homes and Their Users 17
Abstract 17
1.1 The Smart Home Promise 17
1.2 What About the Users of Smart Home Technologies? 19
1.3 Purpose and Overview of This Book 22
1.4 New Data and Analysis 23
References 28
2 Analytical Framework for Research on Smart Homes and Their Users 31
Abstract 31
2.1 Introduction and Key Questions 31
2.2 Research Themes 32
2.3 Views of the Smart Home 34
2.4 Users and the Use of Smart Homes 37
2.5 User-Centred Challenges for Realising the Smart Home 40
2.6 Analytical Framework for Research on Smart Homes and Their Users 43
2.7 Suggested Further Reading 46
References 46
3 Perceived Benefits and Risks of Smart Home Technologies 51
Abstract 51
3.1 Introduction and Key Questions 51
3.2 Method and Data 52
3.3 Results: Prospective Users’ Perceptions of Benefits and Risks 57
3.4 Results: Distinctive Perceptions and Characteristics of Early Adopters 60
3.5 Results: Alignment of Industry Marketing with User Perceptions 63
3.6 Synthesis 65
3.7 Suggested Further Reading 68
References 69
4 Routines and Energy Intensity of Activities in the Smart Home 70
Abstract 70
4.1 Introduction and Key Questions 70
4.2 Method 71
4.3 Data 76
4.4 Results: Time Profile of Activity-Based Electricity Demand 78
4.5 Results: Energy Intensity of Domestic Activities 79
4.6 Results: Routines and Rhythms in Domestic Activities 82
4.7 Results: Activities in Households with Similar Composition 84
4.8 Synthesis 86
4.9 Suggested Further Reading 87
References 87
5 Domestication of Smart Home Technologies 89
Abstract 89
5.1 Introduction and Key Question 89
5.2 Method and Data 91
5.3 Results: Patterns of Use 92
5.4 Results: Household Dynamics 95
5.5 Results: Learning 96
5.6 Results: Domestication Pathways 98
5.7 Synthesis 101
5.8 Suggested Further Reading 103
References 103
6 Control of Smart Home Technologies 105
Abstract 105
6.1 Introduction and Key Question 105
6.2 Method and Data 108
6.3 Results: Artefactual Control 109
6.4 Results: Perceptual Control 111
6.5 Results: Relational Control 113
6.6 Synthesis 115
6.7 Suggested Further Reading 117
References 118
7 Conclusions and Implications for Industry, Policy and Research 120
Abstract 120
7.1 Summary of Key Insights 120
7.2 The Importance of Cross-Cutting, Integrative Research on Smart Homes and Their Users 123
7.3 Implications for Industry 128
7.4 Implications for Policy 130
7.5 Implications for Research 132
References 134