Call for Chapter Abstracts Working Title: Digital Technology and Sustainability: Acknowledging Paradox, Facing Conflict, and Embracing Disruption Edited collection to be published by Routledge Editors: Mike Hazas, Lancaster University, UK Lisa Nathan, University of British Columbia, Canada Important dates 28 May 2016 Extended chapter abstracts due (2,500 words, plus references) 30 June 2016 Acceptance notification 31 August 2016 First full draft of chapters due (5,000-6,000 words) Sept 2016-March 2017 Feedback, Revisions, Contributor Conversations and Book Workshops 21 April 2017 Final drafts of all chapters, responses, etc. ------------------------- Digital technologies are hailed as revolutionary solutions to the problems of environmental sustainability; smarter homes, more persuasive technologies, and a robust Internet of Things hold the promise for maintaining our lifestyles and sustaining our ecosystems. Yet, deployments of interactive technologies for such purposes often lead to a paradox: the tools algorithmically "optimize" heating and lighting of houses without regard to the dynamics of daily life in the home; they collect and display data that allows us to reflect on energy and emissions, while raising our expectations for comfort and convenience; we can share ideas for sustainable living through social networking and online communities, yet these same systems enable entirely new forms of consumerism. By acknowledging these paradoxes we make room for critical inquiry into digital technology¹s longer-term impacts on ideals of sustainability. This text brings together diverse scholars, researchers and practitioners willing to study, critique, and reorient dominant narratives and approaches to designing interactive digital technologies that support sustainability. Objectives - To articulate and address the conundrums (theoretical, methodological, practical) for digital technology, and sustainable HCI in particular, in a single definitive volume; - To advance an iterative, interactive process (e.g., virtual workshops and one-to-ones) between scholars in the field; - Create a touchstone that scholars, students and interested members of the broader public can use to develop their understandings of sustainability in a digital future; - To initiate accessible and engaging modes of broad dissemination to coincide with the release of the book (e.g., video shorts and animations). A list of possible content areas for which we are seeking chapter contributions are listed below; but topics are not strictly limited to these. For more information on the content, participants, and the unique process we envision for this book, please see the full version of the call at: http://tinyurl.com/jrtvlcz Please send enquiries and submissions to lisa.nathan@ubc.ca and m.hazas@lancaster.ac.uk Critical Ethical Reflections - Who Are We To Decide What Is Of Value, What Is Worth Sustaining? Politics/Economics Fundamental To Any New Tool, Yet Rarely Explicitly Addressed Shifting Orientations: Lengthening Temporal Scales/Accepting The Unknown: With The Uncertainty And Unpredictability Of Effecting Change. Shifting The Norms Of IT Development/Practice: Developing Ways Of Fundamentally Shifting Current Trajectories Of ICT Development And Education Proxies For Sustainability (Emissions, Energy, Reliance On Natural Resources), And Approaches For Addressing These Infrastructure Considerations The Role Of Activism In Scholarly Work Tied To Environmental Concerns Relationships Between Sustainability And Social Justice Criteria of Excellence: Development of a broad set of expectations for future research in sustainable HCI.