Book Description

The new challenges of our economic, social and ecologic global context require solutions that go beyond “business as usual” strategies. While Europe and North America have gone through a deep economic crisis, which has affected all aspects of life –especially housing and working conditions–, other areas of the world have continued to grow and develop. The changing global context has important implications o the ways human beings organize their settings for everyday life –their residential environments and communal services, in particular– and on the necessity for supporting transitions to sustainable societies. Table of Contents: 00 - Introduction: Sustainability and Ecological Transition in the Post-COVID Era: Challenges and Opportunities in the Face of Climate Change and Energy Transition Ricardo García-Mira, Petra Schweizer-Ries & Cristina García-Fontán 01 - Collaboration in Energy Transition Research and Practice in Times of COVID-19 and Beyond Julia Sollik, Katharina Kötter-Lange, Lara Brungs, Alena Schüren & Petra Schweizer-Ries 02 - Some Challenges in Urban Planning and Health Cristina García-Fontán 03 - Acceptability, Acceptance, and Adoption of Renewable and Sustainable Energy Technologies: Definitions and Their Technological, Contextual, and Personal Determinants Marino Bonaiuto, Federica Dessi & Silvia Ariccio 04 - Climate Change: Research, Policy and Health: A Psychological Perspective Ricardo García-Mira & Graciela Tonello 05 - Constraints on Community Participation in Sustainable Social Housing Upgrading Caused by the COVID-19 Pandemic Janine Pößneck & Sigrun Kabisch 06 - Contributions from Lighting Research to Sustainability and COVID-19 Pandemic Graciela Tonello 07 - The Role of Smart and Sustainable Technologies in Supporting Elderly Independence in the Home Environment Hebatallah Ibrahim & Deniz Hasirci 08 - Research on the Ideal Form of Office Spaces as Workplaces for Teachers Kinuyo Shimizu & Kaname Yanagisawa 09 - Regeneration Strategies for an Ancient Temple of Northwest China Based on Rural Community Participation Xu Yubin, Li Bin & Li Hua 10 - Sustainable Lifestyles, Attitudes and Adaptation Motivations to Engage in Sustainable and Conscious Food Consumption. Advances from Multidisciplinary Empirical Research on Collective Forms of Consumption Isabel Lema-Blanco, Ricardo García-Mira & Jesús-Miguel Muñoz-Cantero 11 - A Comprehensive Model of Stressors and Adaptation on Shift Workers' Daily Work Life: Consequences for Sustainable Lifestyles Amelia Fraga-Mosquera & Ricardo García-Mira 12 - Applied Social Science Research for Housing Upgrading in Times of a Pandemic Doris C. C. K. Kowaltowski, Elisa A. D. Muianga, Marcelle Engler Bridi, Luciana Szymanski, Cynthia Nunes de Almeida Prado, Vanessa G. da Silva, Daniel de Carvalho Moreira, Ariovaldo D. Granja, Regina Coeli Ruschel, Douglas Lopes de Souza & Carolina Asensio Oliva 13 - The COVID-19 Pandemic’s Impact on Environmental Attitudes Cristina Gómez-Román, Marcos Dono, Sergio Vila-Tojo & José Manuel Sabucedo 14 - Citizen’s Climate Responsibility and Human Values in the European Union Fernando Bruna 15 - Developing COVID-19 Safety Solutions at a Crowded Area in Kolkata Aratrika De & Woojeong Chon 16 - Understanding Spatial Affordance Through the Evaluation of Urban Space Quality Experienced by Users Under Weather Variations: The Case of Rooftop Gardens in Central Tokyo Yem-Khang, Nguyen Tran & Ryo Murata 17 - Towards a Dual Residential Scenario and the Disappearance of the Intermediate Situations Luciano G. Alfaya, Patricia Muñíz & Alberto Rodríguez-Barcón 18 - Ecological Momentary Assessment of Thought Valence in Greenspace and Indoor Environments Thomas R. Brooks & Rosol Alftealh 19 - The Anthropocene New Challenges Cintia Okamura & Jacques Lolive 20 - The Subtleties of the Anthropocene: From Overarching Narratives to the Construction of Alternative Futures Robin Dianoux 21 - Natural Economy Xosé Gabriel-Vázquez