Michael Lettenmeier
Biographic Data
| ID | 3703834 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michael Lettenmeier |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michael |
| FAMILY NAME | Lettenmeier |
| SIGNATURE | LETTENMEIER M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Helsinki |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6428-0775 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Enabling 1.5 °C lifestyles in Europe
Scholars have shown that lifestyle change is pivotal for any effective climate-mitigation scenario. But what lifestyle changes are needed and how can they be enabled and mainstreamed? This is the question pursued by the EU 1.5° Lifestyles project, the results of which the article summarizes and synthesizes. The project integrated quantitative and qualitative methods, ranging from input-output analysis-based footprint calculations to co-creative “…
Design-driven citizen participation towards 1.5-degree planetary diets
Purpose The transition towards sustainable diets requires profound changes in the food system and the involvement of various actors, including citizens. This calls for the development of processes for citizen participation. Design/methodology/approach This article explores the role of design-driven approaches in leveraging citizens’ knowledge and enhancing their capacities to contribute to policy processes. Through a series of workshops, citizens…
Who is self-committed to climate action? Exploring decarbonisation actions and target gaps using carbon footprint calculator data in Japan
Are people willing to share living space? Household preferences in Finland
This paper explores citizens’ interest in space sharing in private housing. It is based on a large-scale random sample citizen survey (N = 1448) conducted in Finland focusing on multiple aspects of low-carbon housing. Both quantitative preference-related results and qualitatively analysed open question responses show that the concept of shared space use is relatively low in popularity. However, there are differences depending on the space to be s…
Exploring carbon footprint reduction pathways through urban lifestyle changes
Cities and urban consumers play a central role in the transition to a decarbonized society. Building on existing studies that identify the significant contributions of lifestyle changes, this study proposes a practical methodology for modeling and exploring city-specific carbon footprint reduction pathways through lifestyle changes to decarbonization. It uses an input–output approach with mixed-unit consumption data and the concept of adoption ra…
Lifestyle carbon footprints and changes in lifestyles to limit global warming to 1.5 °C, and ways forward for related research
This paper presents an approach for assessing lifestyle carbon footprints and lifestyle change options aimed at achieving the 1.5 °C climate goal and facilitating the transition to decarbonized lifestyles through stakeholder participatory research. Using data on Finland and Japan it shows potential impacts of reducing carbon footprints through changes in lifestyles for around 30 options covering food, housing, and mobility domains, in comparison …
A Household's Burden – The Embodied Resource Use of Household Equipment in Germany
Studying Well-being and its Environmental Impacts
Current well-being research often overlooks human dependency on natural resources and undervalues the way environmental impacts affect human activities. This article argues that the capability approach provides an applicable framework for inquiring into ecologically sustainable well-being. Therefore, this pilot study aims to develop a research method for integrating the measurement of natural resource use with capability-based well-being research…
Lifestyle carbon footprints and changes in lifestyles to limit global warming to 1.5 °C, and ways forward for related research
This paper presents an approach for assessing lifestyle carbon footprints and lifestyle change options aimed at achieving the 1.5 °C climate goal and facilitating the transition to decarbonized lifestyles through stakeholder participatory research. Using data on Finland and Japan it shows potential impacts of reducing carbon footprints through changes in lifestyles for around 30 options covering food, housing, and mobility domains, in comparison …
Are people willing to share living space? Household preferences in Finland
This paper explores citizens’ interest in space sharing in private housing. It is based on a large-scale random sample citizen survey (N = 1448) conducted in Finland focusing on multiple aspects of low-carbon housing. Both quantitative preference-related results and qualitatively analysed open question responses show that the concept of shared space use is relatively low in popularity. However, there are differences depending on the space to be s…
Studying Well-being and its Environmental Impacts
Current well-being research often overlooks human dependency on natural resources and undervalues the way environmental impacts affect human activities. This article argues that the capability approach provides an applicable framework for inquiring into ecologically sustainable well-being. Therefore, this pilot study aims to develop a research method for integrating the measurement of natural resource use with capability-based well-being research…
Who is self-committed to climate action? Exploring decarbonisation actions and target gaps using carbon footprint calculator data in Japan
Studying Well-being and its Environmental Impacts
Current well-being research often overlooks human dependency on natural resources and undervalues the way environmental impacts affect human activities. This article argues that the capability approach provides an applicable framework for inquiring into ecologically sustainable well-being. Therefore, this pilot study aims to develop a research method for integrating the measurement of natural resource use with capability-based well-being research…
A Household's Burden – The Embodied Resource Use of Household Equipment in Germany
Exploring carbon footprint reduction pathways through urban lifestyle changes
Cities and urban consumers play a central role in the transition to a decarbonized society. Building on existing studies that identify the significant contributions of lifestyle changes, this study proposes a practical methodology for modeling and exploring city-specific carbon footprint reduction pathways through lifestyle changes to decarbonization. It uses an input–output approach with mixed-unit consumption data and the concept of adoption ra…
Lifestyle carbon footprints and changes in lifestyles to limit global warming to 1.5 °C, and ways forward for related research
This paper presents an approach for assessing lifestyle carbon footprints and lifestyle change options aimed at achieving the 1.5 °C climate goal and facilitating the transition to decarbonized lifestyles through stakeholder participatory research. Using data on Finland and Japan it shows potential impacts of reducing carbon footprints through changes in lifestyles for around 30 options covering food, housing, and mobility domains, in comparison …
Are people willing to share living space? Household preferences in Finland
This paper explores citizens’ interest in space sharing in private housing. It is based on a large-scale random sample citizen survey (N = 1448) conducted in Finland focusing on multiple aspects of low-carbon housing. Both quantitative preference-related results and qualitatively analysed open question responses show that the concept of shared space use is relatively low in popularity. However, there are differences depending on the space to be s…
Design-driven citizen participation towards 1.5-degree planetary diets
Purpose The transition towards sustainable diets requires profound changes in the food system and the involvement of various actors, including citizens. This calls for the development of processes for citizen participation. Design/methodology/approach This article explores the role of design-driven approaches in leveraging citizens’ knowledge and enhancing their capacities to contribute to policy processes. Through a series of workshops, citizens…
Who is self-committed to climate action? Exploring decarbonisation actions and target gaps using carbon footprint calculator data in Japan
Enabling 1.5 °C lifestyles in Europe
Scholars have shown that lifestyle change is pivotal for any effective climate-mitigation scenario. But what lifestyle changes are needed and how can they be enabled and mainstreamed? This is the question pursued by the EU 1.5° Lifestyles project, the results of which the article summarizes and synthesizes. The project integrated quantitative and qualitative methods, ranging from input-output analysis-based footprint calculations to co-creative “…
Business (6 works) · Economics (6 works) · Geography (5 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Ecological footprint (4 works) · Ecology (4 works) · Environmental economics (4 works) · Natural resource economics (4 works) · Sustainability (4 works) · Sustainable development (4 works)