In two empirical studies, the impact of attitudes and environmental knowledge on driving distance, travel behaviour and acceptance of various trac restrictions was investigated. The ®rst study included the population in Lund, southern Sweden, and the second the politicians and civil servants responsible for transports and environment in the same city. Comparisons of the two samples revealed si...

This paper provides a theoretical analysis of environmental consciousness in terms its defining features, structural dimensions and types. More specifically, it explores the correlation between anthropocentric/ecocentric perspective sustainable household practices interactions with natural world. Another focus is underlying such as sensitivity, consumption, concern commitment to act pro-environ...

The theory of Planned Behaviour is one of the models most frequently used in the literature to explore pro-environmental behaviour including recycling, travel mode choice, energy consumption, water conservation, food choice, and ethical investment (Stern, 2000; Staats, 2003). Armitage and Conner (2001) identified its application in 154 different contexts. The Theory of Planned Behaviour (Ajzen,...

This paper brings to the fore the importance of a holistic approach to attaining a general pro-environmental behavioural change in order to reduce carbon emissions and the need to strive for a spillover of pro-environmental behaviour from one area to another. An adjusted version of the MaxSEM model is developed to capture differences in stages of behavioural change regarding environmental load ...

Previous research has demonstrated that emotional connectedness to nature is among the strongest predictors of pro-environmental behaviour. This study investigated influence age, gender and living context on behaviour in a Canadian sample. Study participants completed an environmental survey, which assessed demographic data as well levels The contained 1251 equally divided across gender, sample...

in italy, several policy measures have been implemented in order to increase energy efficiencyand reduce carbon emissions especially concerning the household sector. however, in order to design andimplement these policy measures efficiently, it is necessary to get a better understanding of the factorsinfluencing household energy behavior. in this paper, by using disaggregated data from the 2009...

Promoting pro-environmental behaviour amongst urban dwellers is one of today's greatest sustainability challenges. The aim of this study is to test whether an information intervention, designed based on theories from environmental psychology and behavioural economics, can be effective in promoting recycling of food waste in an urban area. To this end we developed and evaluated an information le...

This report presents a review of the literature that underpins the different pathways through which the transition between two pro-environmental behaviours can occur. Its primary aim is to inform the theoretical part of a 2012 linkage project grant application for the Australian Research Council to be submitted by BehaviourWorks Australia. A special emphasis is on research where interventions h...