Material Participation: Technology, the Environment and Everyday PublicsThis book develops a fresh perspective on everyday forms of engagement, one that foregrounds the role of objects, technologies and settings in democracy. Examining a range of devices, from smart meters to eco-homes, the book sets out new concepts and methods for analyzing the relations between participation, innovation and the environment. |
Contents
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Returns to American Pragmatism | 28 |
Everyday Carbon Accounting and the Cost of Involvement | 60 |
4 Sustainable Living Experiments or a Coming Out for the Politics of Things | 82 |
5 Ecoshowhomes and the Material Politics of Experimental Variation | 106 |
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Material Participation: Technology, the Environment and Everyday Publics N. Marres Limited preview - 2012 |
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