Connected Homes: Co-creating connected homes with households to support wellbeing in a rural location

Casey, R. , Wessels, B. , Challinor, J. and Whitelaw, S. (2022) Connected Homes: Co-creating connected homes with households to support wellbeing in a rural location. Project Report. University of Glasgow.

Abstract

The needs and desires of households have changed in relation to wider changes in work, education, service provision and health care. Households are reliant on digital connectivity for many aspects of their daily lives including remote working, online learning, consumption, utilities, telehealth, entertainment and for communication with friends, family as well as services. These are accessed via platforms, social media, mobile apps, smart devices, and sensors. Given this reliance, it is important to understand how connected homes meet the needs and desires of households to assess how they can support household wellbeing. To understand how they do this requires household-centric research. To address the development of connected homes from the point of view of households, the ‘Co-creating connected homes with households to support wellbeing in a rural location’ project explores the ways in which digital connectivity, data-driven services, and home life are interconnected in a rural area, namely, the Crichton Estate Quarter in Dumfries and Galloway.

• Item Type: Research Reports or Papers (Project Report)
• Additional Information: This study was funded by Research England's Connecting Capability Fund.
• Status: Published
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Wessels, Professor Bridgette and Challinor, Jennifer and Casey, Dr Ryan and Whitelaw, Dr Alexander
• Authors: Casey, R., Wessels, B., Challinor, J., and Whitelaw, S.
• Subjects: H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General); H Social Sciences > HM Sociology
• College/School: College of Social Sciences; College of Social Sciences > School of Social & Environmental Sustainability; College of Social Sciences > School of Social and Political Sciences; College of Social Sciences > School of Social and Political Sciences > Sociology Anthropology and Applied Social Sciences
• Publisher: University of Glasgow
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © The Author(s) 2022
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced with permission from the author