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Intro; Contents; Notes on Contributors; List of Figures; List of Tables; Chapter 1: Introduction; Introduction: Defining the Problem; Sustainability or Sustainable Development?; Historically, What Has Been the Human Factors and Ergonomics (HFE) Response?: 1980s-2005; Recent HFE Responses: 2006 to Present; Organisation of This Book; Aims of This Book; References; Chapter 2: A Sustainable System-of-Systems Approach: Identifying the Important Boundaries for a Target System in Human Factors and Ergonomics; Introduction; Sustainable System-of-Systems for HFE
What Is the Boundary of the System-of-Systems?Pareto Principle; Stakeholder Salience Theory; Soft Systems Methodology; Network Theory; Other Considerations; Conclusion; References; Chapter 3: Defining Sustainable and "Decent" Work for Human Factors and Ergonomics; Introduction; Humans and the Function of Work; The Decent Work Agenda; Decent Work and Sustainability; Sustainability, HFE, and the Understanding of Work; A Resources Perspective on a Nation's Workforce; Tripartite Stakeholders: Possibilities, Strategies, and Pitfalls; The Society; The Enterprise; The Individual
Towards an Understanding of Sustainable and Decent Work for HFEConcluding Remarks; References; Chapter 4: Human Factors Issues in Responsible Computer Consumption; Introduction; Research Gap and Objectives; Context of Study; Method; Research Framework and Hypotheses; Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB); Dependent Variables; Responsible Computer Consumption Behaviour (RCCB); Responsible Computer Consumption Intention (RCCI); Independent HFE Issues; Attitudes Towards Behaviour (ATB); Subjective Norms (SN); Perceived Behavioural Control (PBC); Collectivism (CO); Perceived Self-Efficacy (PSE)
Positive Individual Consequences (PIC)Concrete Environmental Knowledge (CEK); Self-Identity (SI); Habit (HA); Research Instrument; Data Collection and Analysis; Results; Discussions; Predictors of RCCI and RCCB; Recommendations to Encourage Responsible Computer Consumption; Conclusion; Limitations and Future Studies; References; Chapter 5: Human Factors and Ergonomics in Interactions with Sustainable Appliances and Devices; Introduction; Home Heating; Mental Models; Core Issues; Existing Technology Does Not Support a 'Systems User Mental Model' of Home Heating
Optimal Home Heating Control Is a Complex TaskWe Cannot Control All the Variables That Affect Optimal Home Heating Control; Recommendations for Practitioners, Designers, and Policy Makers; Recognise the Complexity of the Task for Householders, When Embarking on Strategies to Reduce Consumption; Use System-Level Strategies for Encouraging Appropriate Home Energy Consumption; Promote the Impact of Broader System Variables on Optimal Consumption in Sustainable Technology; Use a Mental Models Approach When Seeking to Encourage Appropriate Interaction in Complex Systems
What Is the Boundary of the System-of-Systems?Pareto Principle; Stakeholder Salience Theory; Soft Systems Methodology; Network Theory; Other Considerations; Conclusion; References; Chapter 3: Defining Sustainable and "Decent" Work for Human Factors and Ergonomics; Introduction; Humans and the Function of Work; The Decent Work Agenda; Decent Work and Sustainability; Sustainability, HFE, and the Understanding of Work; A Resources Perspective on a Nation's Workforce; Tripartite Stakeholders: Possibilities, Strategies, and Pitfalls; The Society; The Enterprise; The Individual
Towards an Understanding of Sustainable and Decent Work for HFEConcluding Remarks; References; Chapter 4: Human Factors Issues in Responsible Computer Consumption; Introduction; Research Gap and Objectives; Context of Study; Method; Research Framework and Hypotheses; Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB); Dependent Variables; Responsible Computer Consumption Behaviour (RCCB); Responsible Computer Consumption Intention (RCCI); Independent HFE Issues; Attitudes Towards Behaviour (ATB); Subjective Norms (SN); Perceived Behavioural Control (PBC); Collectivism (CO); Perceived Self-Efficacy (PSE)
Positive Individual Consequences (PIC)Concrete Environmental Knowledge (CEK); Self-Identity (SI); Habit (HA); Research Instrument; Data Collection and Analysis; Results; Discussions; Predictors of RCCI and RCCB; Recommendations to Encourage Responsible Computer Consumption; Conclusion; Limitations and Future Studies; References; Chapter 5: Human Factors and Ergonomics in Interactions with Sustainable Appliances and Devices; Introduction; Home Heating; Mental Models; Core Issues; Existing Technology Does Not Support a 'Systems User Mental Model' of Home Heating
Optimal Home Heating Control Is a Complex TaskWe Cannot Control All the Variables That Affect Optimal Home Heating Control; Recommendations for Practitioners, Designers, and Policy Makers; Recognise the Complexity of the Task for Householders, When Embarking on Strategies to Reduce Consumption; Use System-Level Strategies for Encouraging Appropriate Home Energy Consumption; Promote the Impact of Broader System Variables on Optimal Consumption in Sustainable Technology; Use a Mental Models Approach When Seeking to Encourage Appropriate Interaction in Complex Systems