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Title:
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COMBINED UX/UXI TAXONOMY FOR PROSUMER COMMONS IN SMART SUSTAINABLE CITIES |
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Author(s):
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Aleksi Kajander and Maria Claudia Solarte-Vasquez |
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ISBN:
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978-989-8704-41-2 |
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Editors:
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Katherine Blashki |
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Year:
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2022 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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Prosumer, Commons, Usability, Legal Usability (UX), Energy, Smart Contracts |
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Type:
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Full Paper |
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First Page:
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122 |
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Last Page:
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130 |
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Language:
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English |
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Paper Abstract:
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The transformation to renewable energy sources is becoming increasingly urgent, not only due to climate change, but additionally world events such as the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021-22 Energy crisis, and the Russian 2022 invasion of Ukraine. The concept of prosumer microgrid commons in sustainable smart cities, consisting of peer-to-peer exchanges of renewable energy between prosumers, enabled through smart contracts promises a potential means of effectuating the energy transformation. However, the shift from consumers to prosumers brings with it legal challenges, such as the need to balance the growing dependence on standard terms in smart contracts and reduced private autonomy with a higher competency threshold for informed consent. The implementation of legal Usability and User Experience requirements represents a potential means of balancing this equation by improving the likelihood of the successful conveyance of key information. Consequently, this paper will seek to identify the factors from the combined UX/UXI taxonomy for transactional design that fit in the context of the prosumer microgrid commons and their applicability and implications for addressing the legal challenges of the consumer to prosumer shift. |
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