Examinando por Autor "Irizar Arrieta, Ane"

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    Addressing behavioural technologies through the human factor: a review
    (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2020-03-25) Irizar Arrieta, Ane; Gómez Carmona, Oihane; Bilbao Jayo, Aritz; Casado Mansilla, Diego; López de Ipiña González de Artaza, Diego; Almeida, Aitor
    Energy-efficiency related research has reached a growing interest in recent years due to the imminent scarcity of non-renewable resources in our environment and the impending impacts their usage have on our environment. Thus, facing the reduction of energy waste and management has become a pivotal issue in our society. To cope with energy inefficiency, the scientific research community has identified the promotion of people's behaviour change as a critical field to foster environmental sustainability. However, the body of literature shows a lack of systematic methods and processes to reach a common ground when designing technology for promoting sustainable behaviour change. Therefore, this paper contributes with a thorough review and analysis of state of the art. Firstly, theoretical works related to behaviour change are collected and studied to clarify their main concepts and theories. Secondly, the different technologies, processes, methods and techniques applied in the field are reviewed to find diverse strategies in the application of the previously explained theoretical domains. Moreover, a wide range of systems developed to improve energy efficiency through human behaviour change is analysed (from augmented objects to the Internet of Things, digital applications or websites). Finally, the detected research gaps are listed to guide future research when aiming to raise the awareness of individuals through Information and Communication Technologies.
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    Exploring the application of the FOX model to foster pro-environmental behaviours in smart environments
    (MDPI AG, 2020-08-14) Irizar Arrieta, Ane; Casado Mansilla, Diego; Retegi Uria, Aiur; Laschke, Matthias; López de Ipiña González de Artaza, Diego
    The heterogeneity and dynamism of people make addressing user diversity and its categorisation critical factors, which should be carefully considered when developing pro-environmental strategies and interventions. Nevertheless, the complexities of individuals complicates the creation of modelling and classification systems. The aforementioned issue opens a research opportunity, which should be tackled to improve the development of human-centric systems and processes. Throughout the present piece of research, our objective is to bridge that gap by extracting knowledge and insights relating to how to address user diversity when designing technologies considering sustainable behaviour. For this, we explore the possibilities of the FOX model—an early meta-model to approach the diversity of individuals when addressing pro-environmental behaviour—to classify and understand individuals while taking their heterogeneity into account. After introducing the model, a qualitative survey of eight experts is conducted. From this study, relevant findings are analysed and exposed. Taking into account the gathered knowledge, three user profiles are developed, based on the dimensions proposed by the model. Furthermore, scenarios are created for each profile, presenting three case studies where different application modes of the model are described (personalised interventions, prediction and forecasting, and individual and collective interventions). Finally, the extracted findings are analysed, discussing the main issues related to the development of pro-environmental technologies and systems.
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    Understanding diversity when designing to promote sustainable behaviour
    (Universidad de Deusto, 2021-05-14) Irizar Arrieta, Ane; Casado Mansilla, Diego; Facultad de Ingeniería; Programa de Doctorado en Ingeniería para la Sociedad de la Información y Desarrollo Sostenible por la Universidad de Deusto
    Debido a la emergencia climática, las iniciativas para reducir el impacto medioambiental de procesos y sistemas han aumentado de manera drástica en los últimos años. Desde proyectos globales a otros muy locales y concretos, la necesidad de abordar la sostenibilidad medioambiental resulta inminente a diferentes niveles y contextos. De esta necesidad, han surgido estudios e investigaciones que abordan el desarrollo de tecnologías que fomentan la sostenibilidad y reducen el impacto medioambiental. Además de optimizar los procesos y desarrollar sistemas más eficientes y menos dañinos para el medio ambiente, numerosas iniciativas ponen el foco en el factor humano y la relación de las personas con la tecnología. Concienciar y motivar a las personas sobre la necesidad de tener en cuenta el impacto de sus acciones y mejorarlas es un tema clave que se aborda extensamente en la literatura científica, existiendo diversas maneras de aplicar esta idea. Sin embargo, gran mayoría de las aproximaciones existentes plantean intervenciones estáticas y aplicadas de manera lineal, es decir, sin tener en cuenta la heterogeneidad de las personas y su naturaleza flexible y cambiante. Esta tesis doctoral se centra, por tanto, en dos tareas principales: primero, entender los aspectos clave a tener en cuenta en el diseño de sistemas interactivos que fomenten un comportamiento sostenible, y proporcionar ideas sobre como implementar los hallazgos teóricos. Segundo, abordar la diversidad de las personas proponiendo un modelo de clasificación dinámico y flexible que incluya las dimensiones más relevantes planteadas por la literatura relacionada. Este modelo se aplica en diferentes contextos para poder entender sus implicaciones, y además se exploran otras cuestiones relevantes a través de un estudio cualitativo con expertos. Por tanto, esta Tesis Doctoral propone un marco teórico que ayuda a fomentar la sostenibilidad a través de la tecnología apelando a las personas de manera holística para mejorar la concienciación y las conductas pro-ambientales, reduciendo el impacto negativo de las acciones del ser humano y promoviendo un estilo de vida más sostenible, equilibrado y en concordancia con nuestro entorno.
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    Understanding the factors that affect households' investment decisions required by the energy transition
    (Public Library of Science, 2024-03) Aguayo Mendoza, Armando; Irizar Arrieta, Ane; Casado Mansilla, Diego; Borges Hernández, Cruz E.
    In energy systems' economic models, people's behaviour is often underestimated, and they are generally unaware of how habits impact energy efficiency. Improving efficiency is challenging, and recommendations alone may not be sufficient. Changing behaviour requires understanding the direct impact of needs and habits on energy efficiency. This research introduces a methodology that retrieves human expert knowledge from four key aspects of the current energy transition: everyday appliances, buildings, mobility, flexibility, and energy efficiency. The aim is to examine the causal relationship between energy consumption and human behaviour, gaining a deeper understanding of the links among the factors that drive final energy consumers to change habits through the adoption of energy-saving measures. Working in collaboration with expert panels, this study provides a methodology for extracting expert human knowledge based on a set of future energy transition scenarios aligned with the achievement of the Paris Agreement, a taxonomy of 32 factors that have a strong influence on households' investment decisions, and the results of a survey that characterises the European population through the 32-factor taxonomy and some socioeconomic conditions. In addition, the survey included a sample of the Latin American population to analyse how socioeconomic conditions (region, education, gender, etc.) influence the prioritisation of these factors. We discuss the high priority given to competence and autonomy over financial factors by inhabitants of the European Union residential sector. We provide an analysis of the factors through which other similar projects are focused and on which we converge. In addition, we contribute by presenting the hierarchy of priorities assigned by people. This highlights the importance for policymakers to take these aspects seriously when implementing energy policy interventions that go beyond purely financial measures and fiscal incentives
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    User perspectives in the design of interactive everyday objects for sustainable behaviour
    (Academic Press, 2020-01-03) Irizar Arrieta, Ane; Casado Mansilla, Diego; Garaizar, Pablo; López de Ipiña González de Artaza, Diego; Retegi Uria, Aiur
    Addressing efficient management of energy has become a central objective due to the scarcity of traditional energy sources and global warming. To cope with this overarching issue, some technological solutions such as Smart Grids, Internet of Things or Demand response are proposed. However, the majority of them overlooks the role of human beings in the equation. Moreover, the very nascent body of research combining human and machine intelligence proposes methods, frameworks, and guidelines which vary depending on the application scenario complicating the selection of gold-standards to ensure seamless cooperation between smart devices and people. Hence, the purpose of this paper is to provide a set of design-hypotheses to devise augmented objects that ally with their users to reduce energy consumption. We expect designers, engineers, makers or even hobbyists in the intersection between technology-enablers (through IoT) and behavioural scientists to benefit from them. To this aim, we describe the results of a long-term study in office-based workplaces, where participants were randomly assigned to different experimental conditions (persuasion, dashboard, and automation) to increase their energy-efficient behaviour. Grounded Theory analysis was applied over qualitative data collected during focus group sessions obtaining five themes around a central category. The resulting themes were linked to design-hypotheses for IoT devices which were then tested through the implementation of a new IoT object also conceived for the workplace.