Understanding local food shopping: Unpacking the ethical dimension

Megicks, Phil; Memery, Juliet; Angell, Robert J.

doi:10.1080/0267257x.2012.658838

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“…In compliance with the multiple regression method, each independent variable is weighted to ensure maximal prediction of the single dependent variable from the set of independent variables [91]. Furthermore, a considerable number of researchers have used the regression technique in their studies of ethical and recycling behavior [6,24,60,66,94,95].…”

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“…According to Figure 2, there were not any clear patterns in the spread of points and the points tended to cluster towards the middle of the plot; hence the assumptions were met. of researchers have used the regression technique in their studies of ethical and recycling behavior [6,24,60,66,94,95]. Regression assumptions were checked using guidelines from Allen et al [93].…”

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Encouraging Vietnamese Household Recycling Behavior: Insights and Implications

Nguyen

Lobò

2017

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Abstract:This research aims to provide new insights into various determinants affecting household recycling. By focusing on Vietnam, this research also extends knowledge about sustainable behavior in emerging markets, which are the major culprits in terms of greenhouse gas emissions. Hypotheses were developed as a result of the critical review of relevant studies in the fields of marketing, psychology, and economics, and then tested using a quantitative survey data. Structured questionnaires were administered to Vietnamese respondents which yielded 486 usable responses. Multivariate statistics reveal that all the determinants influenced their recycling behavior except for moral norms. Attitude towards the importance of recycling exerted the strongest influence, followed by subjective norms and warm glow respectively. On the other hand, attitude towards the inconvenience of recycling significantly reduced recycling behavior. The research findings have important implications for strategies aimed at promoting recycling behavior. Communication and education programs should emphasize how household recycling contributes to environmental protection, as well as stress intrinsic rewards when recycling. Public media campaigns should feature opinion leaders and attractive communicators, who can effectively apply social pressure to perform recycling behavior. Organizations should also make every effort to make recycling more convenient.

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Section: Hypotheses Testingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Encouraging Vietnamese Household Recycling Behavior: Insights and Implications

Nguyen

Lobò

2017

Sustainability

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“…Scholars have identified a variety of meanings of local food utilized by consumers, see Table 1. Some of these findings include: energy or transport efficiency [26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34], food security [35][36][37][38], supporting the local economy [18,[39][40][41]; animal welfare [42]; preservation of open landscapes, culture, and rural development [18,43,44], fosters relationships between the producer and consumer [45][46][47][48][49][50][51][52][53] and the opinion that local food is fresher and healthier than conventional food [54][55][56][57]. Alongside the plurality of consumer opinions about local food [58] meanings of local food also differ among entities in the food systems, and may relate to their objectives within the food system.…”

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Confusion and Misunderstanding—Interpretations and Definitions of Local Food

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Developing a more resilient food system based on sustainable food production and consumption is of major concern in creating food security. One issue in this complex field concerns the scale of the food system. Trends and tendencies show that the interest for local food has increased the last decade in Sweden, as well as in other parts of the world. Although the concept "local food" is commonly used, research shows that there is no single definition of it, instead definitions and meanings vary widely. This has led to a need by consumers of clearer information when buying "local food". Several main actors in the Swedish food sector have joined forces to meet this issue. This paper contributes to knowledge on definitions, interpretations, and practice on local food by presenting views and opinions among different actors in the food chain in a Swedish context, but also in the light of an international pilot study. Main findings concern how the meaning of "local food" related to production, processing, raw material, and distance differs among stakeholders in the food chain. A majority stated that the basic meaning of "local food" concerns both the production and consumption within a certain geographical area.

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“…Previous studies associated more supportive attitudes towards local food in elderly respondents living in rural areas (Racine et al 2013, Megicks et al 2012, MirosaLawson 2012, Khan-Prior 2010, Tregear-Ness 2005, Brown 2003, Wolf 1997, with women generally exhibiting more positive attitudes than men (Cholette et al 2013, Pelletier et al 2013, Cranfield 2012, Bellows et al 2010). Notably Chambers et al (2007) 'could not identify any differences in attitudes between urban and rural consumers' (Feldmann-Hamm 2015: 156).…”

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“…However, consumers also place significance on people operating in their local community as well as support to the economy (Memery et al 2015, Megicks et al 2012, Hu et al 2012) and family farmers (Pirog 2003) as reasons to purchase local food. Further studies acknowledge that respondents from the rural area are 'more interested in supporting the local economy' being closer to the source of food production than participants from the urban area (Roininen et al 2006:28).…”

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confidence: 99%