Sustainability transitions research and policy treat households and the home in a narrow way. The paper reviews niche-based experimentation and social-practice theory informed sustainability transitions literature to develop a novel framework for deliberate household experimentation. The usefulness of the framework is explored in an action research project on low-waste living in Melbourne. Data was collected through interviews, weekly self-reports and three participatory workshops. The research confirms the usefulness of the framework and offers reflections on deliberate household experimentation. The conclusion is that similar to other niche spaces, household niches are instrumental in demonstrating, learning about, advocating for and critiquing different aspects of sustainability transitions. But in contrast to other niche spaces, households are deeply embedded in the everyday life of what matters to people. If the transition to low-waste living is to be successful, it needs to be planned from the perspective of everyday household life.

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可持续转型和日常生活中的家庭利基实验：基于墨尔本低浪费生活证据的新颖框架


可持续发展转型研究和政策以狭隘的方式对待家庭和家庭。本文回顾了基于利基的实验和社会实践理论，为可持续转型文献提供了信息，以开发一个新的家庭实验框架。墨尔本低浪费生活行动研究项目探讨了该框架的实用性。通过访谈、每周自我报告和三个参与式研讨会收集数据。该研究证实了该框架的有用性，并提供了对有意的家庭实验的反思。结论是，与其他利基空间类似，家庭利基空间有助于展示、了解、倡导和批评可持续发展转型的不同方面。但与其他利基空间相比，家庭深深植根于对人们重要的日常生活中。如果向低浪费生活的转变要成功，就需要从日常家庭生活的角度进行规划。