Energy X Digital: Dr Ralitsa Hiteva

Energy X Digital

For the webinar series this year, the Energy Geographies and Digital Geographies Research Groups of the RGS are working together to bring you analysis, talks, and discussions that engage at the intersections of energy and digital systems.

Title: Digital and energy landscapes in independent living: the case of digital technologies for health and wellbeing in England

Speaker: Dr Ralitsa Hiteva, Principal Research Fellow, SPRU, University of Sussex

Abstract:  The presentation explores the mis/connections of digital technologies for health and wellbeing and energy in independent living in England. The development and diffusion of digital technologies in social housing has been developed without considering the energy required to operate and maintain the technologies. The implications for environmental impact and health and wellbeing of residents are unpacked by exploring how digital technologies are experienced in independent living space through LCA, institutional mapping and digital encounters methodologies.

Register: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/d259da84-719f-47f1-a398-25f9e0b5802d@5f35c3da-39ae-4632-9ac1-afc2f25d2852