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    AuthorHynes, Michael (5)Rau, Henrike (3)Fahy, Frances (2)Davies, Anna R. (1)Devaney, Laura (1)... View MoreSubject
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    Consumption (5)Telework (4)Mobility (3)Environment (2)... View MoreDate Issued2017 (2)2015 (1)2014 (2)2013 (3)TypeArticle (3)Book chapter (3)Conference Paper (1)Report (1)

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    The practices of technology: putting society and technology in their place 

    Hynes, Michael (Common Ground Publishing, 2013)
    Technology is all pervasive in modern society transforming people s everyday lives and work environments. Societal change is coinciding with the ever increasing availability of small, light, and affordable tools for ...
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    Environmental gains and social losses? Critical reflections on the sustainability potential of telework 

    Hynes, Michael; Rau, Henrike (2014)
    Anthropogenic climate change and its environmenmtal and social consequences are of increasing concern worldwide.  Approaches that advocate a 'greening' of current economic and social systems through technological ...
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    ConsEnSus: consumption, environment and sustainability 

    Davies, Anna R.; Fahy, Frances; Rau, Henrike; Devaney, Laura; Doyle, Ruth; Heisserer, Barabara; Hynes, Michael; Lavelle, Mary Jo; Pape, Jessica (EPA Ireland, 2015)
    Sustainable consumption is generally conceived as the use of goods and services that respond to basic needs and bring a better quality of life, while minimising the use of natural resources, toxic materials, and emissions ...
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    What's smart about working from home? Telework and the sustainable consumption of distance in Ireland 

    Hynes, Michael (Research-Publishing, 2013)
    The use of technology is pervasive in contemporary society transforming lives and work environments.  The internet and the availability of portable personal communication devices have resulted in immense societal change. ...
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    Introduction: Sustainability Research in the Social Sciences Concepts, Methodologies and the Challenge of Interdisciplinarity 

    Rau, Henrike; Fahy, Frances (Sage, 2013)
    The necessity to reconcile the needs and wants of human society with the limits of the global ecological system has resulted in proposals for alternative forms of development that prioritise human flourishing and well-being ...
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    At a crossroads: investigating automobility and its implications for local urban transport policy design 

    Hynes, Mike (MDPI (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute), 2017-05-05)
    More people than ever before are living in urban settlements, increasing competition for living space, employment, food, water, and energy. Urbanisation poses many challenges, most notably meeting the basic health and ...
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    Consuming distance or (all) consuming work? The case of telework 

    Hynes, Michael (Routledge, 2014)
    The reality of anthropogenic climate change and the consequences for society and environment is of growing concern to many worldwide. Sustainable Development - development which addresses existing human needs while ...
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    Sustainable knowledge transformation in and through higher education: a case for transdisciplinary leadership 

    Khoo, Su-ming (UCL IOE Press, 2017-03-01)
    This article explores inter and transdisciplinarity, given the need for more complex, relevant and transformative knowledge to shift society toward more sustainable futures. It connects practical questions about economic, ...
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