Smart Homes and Their Users

Explores systematically - for the first time - the users and use of smart home technologies as a critical complement to technology-led design and development
Synthesis across both conceptual framing and methodological approaches to develop a novel analytical framework for understanding smart home technologies
Analyses a wide range of novel empirical data from a range of methods including large-scale social surveys, in-depth longitudinal interviews, and appliance-level electricity data
Generates evidence-based recommendations for future design, development, research, and policy on smart home technologies

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Introduction: Smart Homes and Their Users.- Analytical Framework for Research on Smart Homes and Their Users.- Perceived Benefits and Risks of Smart Home Technologies.- Routines and Energy Intensity of Activities in the Smart Home.- Domestication of Smart Home Technologies.- Control of Smart Home Technologies.- Conclusions and Implications for Industry, Policy and Research.