Toke Haunstrup Bach Christensen

Toke Haunstrup Bach Christensen is a Senior Researcher at the Department of the Built Environment within the Faculty of Engineering and Science at Aalborg University. He is affiliated with the Sustainable Cities and Everyday Practice Research Group and the Center for Design, Innovation and Sustainable Transitions. His research focuses on the interplay between everyday practices and sustainability, particularly in areas such as resource consumption, smart energy systems, and sustainable mobility.

• Key roles: Project PI in initiatives like DECODIT and RESPOND
• Expertise: Practice theory, energy transitions, urban planning
• Geographic focus: Denmark and Scandinavia

Research Interests:

• Everyday practices and their environmental impacts
• Integration of technology in domestic and mobility systems
• Sufficiency strategies and institutional reprogramming
• Post-pandemic spatial configurations of home and work

Articles Trends: Recent work emphasizes smart energy systems, rethinking urban mobility (e.g., MaaS and carsharing), and leveraging practice theory to address climate challenges. A recurring theme is exploring how institutional and material frameworks can be 'reprogrammed' to support sufficiency.

Grants/Projects:

• DECODIT: Empowering citizens for twin transition (€5.2M, 2024–2027)
• RESPOND: Long-term pandemic impacts (€3.8M, 2022–2026)
• GECKO: AI co-creation for sustainable transitions (€4.1M, 2021–2024)

Labs/Teams: Active in interdisciplinary research groups focusing on sustainable urban development and energy systems innovation.