Environmental beliefs and water conservation: An empirical study

Corral-Verdugo, Vı́ctor; Bechtel, Robert B.; Fraijo-Sing, Blanca

doi:10.1016/s0272-4944(02)00086-5

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“…Most research has concentrated on the analysis of a particular ecological behaviour, including differentiated waste management [101,102], transportation choice [78,103,104], energy savings [105,106], water consumption [107], littering [108], environmental activism [109], or ecological product purchasing [21,110]. In particular, sustainable consumption is mostly related to the purchase of environment-friendly products and services [7,[111][112][113][114][115][116].…”

Section: Eco-behaviourmentioning

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Does Nationality Matter in Eco-Behaviour?

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Although many authors agree on the role of personal values in explaining the main determinants of eco-behaviour, disagreement about the effects of socio-demographic features exists, particularly about the effect of nationality. In an attempt to fill this gap in the literature, this paper contributes to the debate surrounding the main determinants of eco-behaviour, based on a cross-country analysis. To test the role of nationality and personal values in eco-behaviour, a linear regression model involving 353 Chinese and 333 Italian subjects was performed. A stepwise analysis was then conducted to identify the main significant effects. The explorative and stepwise analyses confirmed that nationality is significant when explaining individual eco-behaviour, for both Italian and Chinese people. Moreover, the linear regression model, as a stepwise analysis, showed that regulatory focus and universalism are the main personal values influencing ecological behaviour. Differences emerging from the analysis show significant differences in terms of eco-behaviour and eco-awareness, for the two countries involved in the analysis, that might lead companies to adopt different marketing strategies when promoting eco-products.

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“…We find evidential support for status honor [32][33][34][35], affluence and increased resource consumption [14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22], structural conditions [29,30], and cultural inertia [43,44] based explanations for water usage and landscaping decisions. We did not find evidential support for landscape legacy [46,47] nor for political economy network [57] based explanations of water usage and landscaping decisions.…”

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“…Research to date supports the generalization that socio-economic status is linked to resource consumption, in that the greater the level of affluence, the higher the rate of natural resource consumption [14][15][16][17][18][19][20]. As this was an exploratory study, the data gathered could potentially be explained from several different theoretical frameworks.…”

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The Influence of Structural Conditions and Cultural Inertia on Water Usage and Landscape Decision-Making in a California Metropolitan Area

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Urban development and planning are increasingly centered on matters of sustainability, balancing economic development with ecosystem services and biological diversity within urban environments. In addition to these institutional and structural factors, the decision-making process within individual households must be understood to address rising concerns about water use. Therefore, individual characteristics and preferences that influence the use of water also warrant examination. In response to a survey of occupants of single-family residences in the Fresno Clovis Metropolitan Area of California, contextual interviews and focus group interviews with a homeowner sub-sample, we find evidence of an interplay of social-structural, institutional, and cultural factors involved in influencing individual water use behaviors and landscape decision-making. The complexity of residential behaviors and decision-making poses some potential issues with regards to the interactions between individual households and institutional actors in matters of water usage and landscaping, as residents surveyed indicate relatively little confidence in institutions and groups to make wise water policy decisions. We conclude that the promotion and implementation of sustainable water use practices will require not only environmental education for the citizenry, but also a tailoring of information for environmental educational initiatives that address the particularities of individual neighborhoods and communities.

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“…The drivers of external water consumption at the individual household level have been broadly analyzed. Research to date supports the generalization that socioeconomic status is linked to resource consumption, in that the greater the level of affluence, the higher the rate of natural resource consumption [14][15][16][17][18][19][20]. In addition, people tend to increase or reduce their purchases of goods and services based on affordability [21][22]).…”

Section: Theoretical Contextmentioning

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The Influence of Structural Conditions and Cultural Inertia on Water Usage and Landscape Decision-Making in a California Metropolitan Area

Katti¹,

Jones²,

Çağlar³

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Urban development and planning are increasingly centered on matters of sustainability, balancing economic development with ecosystem services and biotic structures within urban environments. In addition to these institutional and structural factors, the decision-making process within individual households must be understood to address rising concerns about water use. Therefore, individual characteristics and preferences that influence the use of water also warrant examination. In response to a survey of occupants of single-family residences in the Fresno Clovis Metropolitan Area of California, contextual interviews and focus group interviews with a homeowner sub-sample, we find evidence of an interplay of social-structural, institutional, and cultural factors involved in influencing individual water use behaviors and landscape decision making. The complexity of residential behaviors and decision-making poses some potential issues with regards to the interactions between individual households and institutional actors in matters of water usage and landscaping, as survey respondents indicate relatively little confidence in institutions and groups to make wise water policy decisions. We conclude that the promotion and implementation of sustainable water use practices will require not only environmental education for the citizenry, but also a tailoring of information for environmental educational initiatives that address the particularities of individual neighborhoods and communities.

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Environmental beliefs and water conservation: An empirical study

Cited by 219 publications

References 28 publications

Does Nationality Matter in Eco-Behaviour?

Does Nationality Matter in Eco-Behaviour?

The Influence of Structural Conditions and Cultural Inertia on Water Usage and Landscape Decision-Making in a California Metropolitan Area

The Influence of Structural Conditions and Cultural Inertia on Water Usage and Landscape Decision-Making in a California Metropolitan Area

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