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Pro-environmental Behaviors and Green Practices

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Psychology of Sustainability and Sustainable Development".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2022) | Viewed by 10801

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Wen-Bin Chiou

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Guest Editor
Institute of Education, Center for Teacher Education/College of Social Sciences, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan
Interests: pro-environmental behaviour; impulse-related behaviour; behaviour priming
Prof. Dr. Paichi Pat Shein

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Institute of Education, Center for Teacher Education/College of Social Sciences, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan
Interests: environmental education; education for sustainable development; informal science education

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Global climate change has become one of the most serious challenges that our planet and its inhabitants face. Therefore, promoting pro-environmental behaviors is very important. Extant research has shown that many people still perceive climate change as a non-urgent and distant risk—spatially, temporally, and socially. The lack of engagement in sustainability indicates that significant further actions and new approaches are needed.

This Special Issue collates studies and research, as well as theoretical contributions, that exemplify the effective practices needed for a sustainable future.

Scientific contributions will be accepted within the following six priority areas for promoting pro-environmental behaviors and green practices:

  1. Effective strategies or practices for promoting scientific research, policy, media, and interpersonal communication concerning climate change.
  2. Effective strategies or practices for leveraging social norms to facilitate collective efforts toward adaption and mitigation.
  3. Effective strategies or practices for leveraging motivation to support sustainable development goals.
  4. Application of modern technologies (such as information and communication technology, big data analysis, artificial intelligence, and robotics technology) for environmental and green education.
  5. Use of modern technologies for enhancing engagement in sustainability at various levels (e.g., the global, state, local, organizational, societal, and individual levels).
  6. Innovative or interdisciplinary approaches to promote pro-environmental behaviours and green practices.

Prof. Wen-Bin Chiou
Prof. Dr. Paichi Pat Shein
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • behaviour policy
  • climate change
  • engagement for sustainability
  • green practices
  • pro-environmental behavior

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Narrative or Logical? The Effects of Information Format on Pro-Environmental Behavior
by Yuuki Nakano and Hiroki Hondo
Sustainability 2023, 15(2), 1354; https://doi.org/10.3390/su15021354 - 11 Jan 2023
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To build a sustainable society, the provision of information is very important. This study examines the different methods by which providing a narrative and logical information on climate change affects pro-environmental behavior. Narrative information is defined as expressions describing the process of someone [...] Read more.
To build a sustainable society, the provision of information is very important. This study examines the different methods by which providing a narrative and logical information on climate change affects pro-environmental behavior. Narrative information is defined as expressions describing the process of someone experiencing an event, and logical information refers to straightforward representations composed of only central facts. According to the dual-process theory, these two formats of information seem to be processed in different ways: the former is processed automatically and intuitively, and the latter is processed deliberatively and logically. This study aims to reveal the potential of narrative information to encourage behavioral intentions and policy acceptance in energy and environmental fields. In an experiment conducted via the internet, participants either read the narrative or logical information on climate change and completed the questionnaires before and after reading. The results indicate that narrative evokes stronger emotions, such as anxiety and fear, and leads to higher behavioral intentions and policy acceptance of climate change than logical information. They further infer that this tendency is more pronounced when the participants tend to be absorbed into narratives or have little interest in climate change. Our results suggest that the narrative approach can be effective for providing information on energy and environmental issues. Full article
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Pictures Matter: How Images of Projected Sea-Level Rise Shape Long-Term Sustainable Design Decisions for Infrastructure Systems
by Julie Milovanovic, Tripp Shealy, Leidy Klotz, Eric J. Johnson and Elke U. Weber
Sustainability 2022, 14(5), 3007; https://doi.org/10.3390/su14053007 - 4 Mar 2022
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Community input matters in long-term decisions related to climate change, including the development of public infrastructure. In order to assess the effect of different ways of informing the public about infrastructure projects, a sample of people in the United States (n = [...] Read more.
Community input matters in long-term decisions related to climate change, including the development of public infrastructure. In order to assess the effect of different ways of informing the public about infrastructure projects, a sample of people in the United States (n = 630) was provided with a case study concerning the redevelopment of the San Diego Airport. Participants received the same written information about the projected future condition of the airport. In addition, participants received images either portraying current conditions or portraying conditions in 2100 based on NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) sea-level rise data. Participants were asked to choose 7 out of 21 design options to implement in the redevelopment project. The framework used for the design options stemmed from the Envision rating system. We analyzed the participants’ selection of the credits using generalized linear mixed models. Those that received the images portraying the future were significantly more likely to select design options that would reduce the risk of climate change and flooding. Images portraying sea-level rise had different effects depending on participant demographics. Such images increased the selection of design elements related to the climate and risk for participants identifying as female or as Democrat. For participants identifying as male or as Republican, the same images increased their selection of design elements to enhance community public space. The results demonstrate the positive effects of portraying the future in terms of encouraging focus on long-term sustainable design decisions for infrastructure systems. Full article
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Taboos as a Social Mechanism Keeping the Human-Nature Balance: Core Values and Practices of Rukai Traditional Ecological Knowledge of Water
by Paichi Pat Shein and Peresang Sukinarhimi
Sustainability 2022, 14(4), 2032; https://doi.org/10.3390/su14042032 - 11 Feb 2022
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Sustainable water use and management has become an important issue globally and in Taiwan during this era of climate change. In search of a paradigm shift, this grounded theory paper investigates the traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) of a Rukai Indigenous community in Taiwan [...] Read more.
Sustainable water use and management has become an important issue globally and in Taiwan during this era of climate change. In search of a paradigm shift, this grounded theory paper investigates the traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) of a Rukai Indigenous community in Taiwan to unearth its core values and core practices related to sustainability, as its people have been living near the headwaters in the mountain area for generations. Six Elders from the community were interviewed, and the findings show that the Rukai TEK of water is guided by taboos, a social mechanism keeping the human-nature balance, which are ingrained in four core values (prevention of water contamination, group sharing, conservation of the sources of life, and adherence to the laws of nature). These core values are reflected in the five core practices of water use, including calakebe (spring), drakerale (streams), drapulu (ivy fishing), wakaruru (water diversion), and wadrele (water monitoring). These core values and practices contribute to the sustainable environment and livelihood of the Rukai community. This study proposes that positioning Indigenous TEK as the subjectivity of sustainability provides important implications for the sustainable management of natural resources, as well as Indigenous education for sustainable development. Full article
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Game-Based Solutions and the Plastic Problem: A Systematic Review
by Luca Piero Vecchio and Alexia Del Greco
Sustainability 2023, 15(6), 5558; https://doi.org/10.3390/su15065558 - 22 Mar 2023
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Plastic pollution is an urgent worldwide environmental issue affecting marine, freshwater and terrestrial ecosystems. Half of the global plastic production is dedicated to items only used once: the so-defined single-use plastic (SUP) items. Different strategies have been implemented to reduce SUP consumption. Game-based [...] Read more.
Plastic pollution is an urgent worldwide environmental issue affecting marine, freshwater and terrestrial ecosystems. Half of the global plastic production is dedicated to items only used once: the so-defined single-use plastic (SUP) items. Different strategies have been implemented to reduce SUP consumption. Game-based solutions are an emerging strategy to favour behaviour change. The present systematic review aims at providing a synthesis of the current evidence about the use of game-based solutions to encourage sustainable behaviours concerning plastic (i.e., consumption, avoidance, waste management, pollution). Relevant studies were identified via three databases: Scopus, ProQuest and Web of Science for qualifying papers published between 2015 and 2021. Twenty-two studies that employed or designed game-based interventions to address the plastic problem were included. Results suggest that there is still little research exploring the use of game-based solutions to address the plastic issue. The studies included in this review mostly aim at changing behaviours and raising awareness towards plastic pollution among the general public. Although findings suggest that game-based intervention can be promising in terms of engagement and motivation and increasing knowledge of the issue, there is still little research focused on proving actual behaviour change, especially over time and in different settings. Full article
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