Pro-environmental attitudes of users and non-users of fuelwood in a rural area of Greece

Arabatzis, Garyfallos; Malesios, Chrisovalantis

doi:10.1016/j.rser.2013.02.026

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“…These findings seem to support the literature on women being more concerned about climate change than men [46][47][48]. Our study contrasts earlier studies claiming women care more about energy security [49] as we find being female is negatively correlated with guaranteeing continuous supply or independence of energy.…”

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Spatial variation in energy attitudes and perceptions: Evidence from Europe

Balta‐Ozkan

Gallo

2018

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

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Driven by socioeconomic processes, the influence of spatial factors on household energy related attitudes and perceptions is largely neglected in the literature. This paper analyses the extent to which energy perceptions and attitudes vary across different geographical contexts in Europe. We use representative Eurobarometer survey data to analyze how social conceptions of important energy issues, Europe's future energy priorities, and future energy system characteristics are shaped by rural, small urban, and large urban contexts. Using binary and ordered probit models, we find that householders in large and small areas are less likely to think of energy as a nationally important issue compared to their rural counterparts. Large city residents are less likely to think that renewables will play a significant role in the future energy system. Residents of large urban areas are more likely than those in rural areas to think that national energy policy should be centred on protecting the environment, guaranteeing a continuous supply of energy, and less around guaranteeing low prices for consumers.

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Section: Demographic and Socio-economic Factorssupporting

confidence: 72%

Spatial variation in energy attitudes and perceptions: Evidence from Europe

Balta‐Ozkan

Gallo

2018

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

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“…Previous surveys on renewables for Greece were taken into consideration for appropriate questionnaire design [19,[63][64][65][66][67].…”

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Public Perceptions and Willingness to Pay for Renewable Energy: A Case Study from Greece

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Abstract:The purpose of this study is to discover the factors shaping public opinion about renewable energy sources and investigate willingness to pay for expansion of renewable energy sources in the electricity mix. Data was collected through a questionnaire applied in Nikaia, an urban municipality of Greece. The respondents have a positive attitude towards renewable energy systems. Most of them have good knowledge of solar and wind energy systems and are using solar water heating, while several respondents own a solar PV system. Environmental protection is seen as the most important reason for investing in a renewable energy system. Willingness to pay for a wider penetration of RES into the electricity mix was estimated to be 26.5 euros per quarterly electricity bill. The statistical analysis revealed the existence of a relationship between RES perceived advantages and willingness to pay for renewable energy. Furthermore, by using a binary logit model, willingness to pay was found to be positively associated with education, energy subsidies, and state support.

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“…This was due to the economic recession which affected many sectors. At the same time, the demand for firewood has risen (Arabatzis and Malesios 2013;Zafeiriou et al 2011), a fact which triggered a new employment opportunity for these young people (Tsioras 2015). Given this new development, the forestry sector has grown in the last few years, with new young professionals taking advantage of this significant employment opportunity especially in remote, and often mountainous, rural areas.…”

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Time Consumption and Production Costs of Two Small-Scale Wood Harvesting Systems in Northern Greece

Koutsianitis

Tsioras

2016

Small-scale Forestry

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A field-based study was carried out to determine the productivity and production cost of the tree length (TL) and the wood assortment (WA) systems implemented under small-scale forestry conditions in two Scots pine stands in Northern Greece. Tree felling and processing productivity were estimated at 8.64 m 3 per productive machine hour (PMH -1 ) and 10.21 m 3 PMH -1 , respectively. Wood felling and processing times were strongly dependent on dbh and total tree volume. However, when manual debarking was also considered the productivity rates decreased to 1.96 and 1.43 m 3 PMH -1 , respectively. Skidding productivity was calculated to be 3.35 m 3 PMH -1 for TL and 7.17 m 3 PMH -1 for WA, respectively. Strong correlations have been found between the net skidding time and (a) the skidding distance and (b) the load per turn in both wood harvesting systems. Production costs varied greatly, from 19.38 € m -3 up to 44.81 € m -3 of roundwood depending on the harvesting system and the inclusion of debarking. The findings suggest that the WA system is more efficient in terms of productivity and production cost than TL, and that there is a substantial optimization potential. The optimization potential can be encoded in four suggestions: (a) opening up of more forest roads to reduce high skidding times, (b) replacement of manual debarking by mechanical debarking at the sawmill, (c) replacement of old pieces of equipment with newer ones and (d) training of the existing workforce.Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (

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Pro-environmental attitudes of users and non-users of fuelwood in a rural area of Greece

Cited by 36 publications

References 47 publications

Spatial variation in energy attitudes and perceptions: Evidence from Europe

Spatial variation in energy attitudes and perceptions: Evidence from Europe

Public Perceptions and Willingness to Pay for Renewable Energy: A Case Study from Greece

Time Consumption and Production Costs of Two Small-Scale Wood Harvesting Systems in Northern Greece

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