Smart technology has the potential to help people practice more sustainable behaviors, but many barriers still exist. Understanding motivations of who use these devices can educators develop effective programs ensure reach appropriate conservation and sustainability goals. As a case in point, we analyzed surveys from owners smart irrigation controllers understand their motives for using device ...

In the Phoenix, Arizona, U.S., metropolitan area, community associations with legally binding covenants, codes, and restrictions (CC&Rs) impose limitations on landscaping activities in many new neighborhood residential communities. Studies were conducted in the Phoenix area to develop an understanding of residential homeowner landscape preferences and practices and how they might be impacted by...

Purpose – Taoist thought is not easily penetrable for Westerners, though it has growing importance with the globalisation of Chinese commerce. The purpose of this paper is to explore some aspects of Chinese and Taoist thought, and how they can be expressed in cybernetic terms, using a knowledge cybernetics (KC) schema. Design/methodology/approach – KC operates through metaphor the role of which...