Smart Homes and Their Users

Smart home technologies promise to transform domestic comfort, convenience, security and leisure while also reducing energy use. But delivering on these potentially conflicting promises depends on how they are adopted and used in homes. This book starts by developing a new analytical framework for u...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hargreaves, Tom, Wilson, Charlie (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2017, 2017
Edition:1st ed. 2017
Series:SpringerBriefs in Human-Computer Interaction
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 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.