Tensions in transformation: Participatory Approaches in Sustainable Energy Technology Projects in the UK and India

Carol Ann Maddock; Vanessa Burholt; Deborah Jane Morgan; Khushboo Ahire; Charles Musselwhite

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Tensions in transformation: Participatory Approaches in Sustainable Energy Technology Projects in the UK and India

Carol Ann Maddock, Vanessa Burholt, Deborah Jane Morgan, Khushboo Ahire, Charles Musselwhite

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Sustainable Human Development is a key policy objective of governments globally. The success and value of sustainable technology projects are often considered in economic or technical terms, with less focus on intended beneficiaries’ experiences and desired outcomes, particularly for older people. A lack of understanding of the value placed on people’s energy decisions and how energy is used can lead to resistance in uptake of technologies and tension between project aims and mutually appreciated outcomes. Participatory approaches help to redress this imbalance and focus on ‘end-user’ perspectives. The chapter draws on two renewable energy research projects which have participatory approaches embedded at different levels of their implementation in the UK and Indian contexts.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Routledge International Handbook of Participatory Approaches in Ageing Research
Editors	Anna Urbaniak, Anna Wanka
Publisher	Taylor & Francis
Chapter	8
Pages	107-121
Number of pages	15
ISBN (Electronic)	9781000957747
ISBN (Print)	9781032185002
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003254829-10
Publication status	Published - 31 Oct 2023

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Maddock, C. A., Burholt, V., Morgan, D. J., Ahire, K., & Musselwhite, C. (2023). Tensions in transformation: Participatory Approaches in Sustainable Energy Technology Projects in the UK and India. In A. Urbaniak, & A. Wanka (Eds.), Routledge International Handbook of Participatory Approaches in Ageing Research (pp. 107-121). Taylor & Francis. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003254829-10

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