Between innovative and habitual behavior. Evidence from a study on sustainability in Greece, Poland, Portugal, Sweden, and the United Kingdom
In this article, we explore individuals’ pro-environmental innovative behavior (PEIB) as one of the conditions for developing more sustainable cities. We assume that energy-efficient sustainable cities are those where people behave sustainably. Hence, studying the conditions of human behavior is ess...
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| author | Małgorzata Baran Richard Hazenberg Katarzyna Iwińska Krzysztof Kasianiuk Ioannis Perifanos Joana Maria Ferreira Da Silva Clara Vasconcelos |
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| description | In this article, we explore individuals’ pro-environmental innovative behavior (PEIB) as one of the conditions for developing more sustainable cities. We assume that energy-efficient sustainable cities are those where people behave sustainably. Hence, studying the conditions of human behavior is essential for understanding the transformation of cities. We focused on individual antecedents of pro-environmental innovative behavior with a survey conducted in five European countries and a sample of 2502 participants. Descriptive and correlation statistical analyses confirm a moderate relationship between environmental awareness and environmental action. Based on this rudimentary analysis, we suggest further research on city energy transformation, including multiple aspects of individual behavior. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-21eb47c71f85486ab345b3ee2ae345242023-01-10T15:11:54ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Energy Research2296-598X2023-01-011010.3389/fenrg.2022.10304181030418Between innovative and habitual behavior. Evidence from a study on sustainability in Greece, Poland, Portugal, Sweden, and the United KingdomMałgorzata Baran0Richard Hazenberg1Katarzyna Iwińska2Krzysztof Kasianiuk3Ioannis Perifanos4Joana Maria Ferreira Da Silva5Clara Vasconcelos6Department of Management, Collegium Civitas, Warsaw, PolandInstitute for Social Innovation and Impact, University of Northampton, Northampton, United KingdomEdmund Wnuk-Lipiński Institute of Sociology, Collegium Civitas, Warsaw, PolandHIVE–Systems Collective Design Lab, Institute of Political Sciences and International Relations Department of Management, Collegium Civitas Warsaw, PolandAgricultural University of Athens, Athens, GreeceInterdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR), Faculty of Sciences (FCUP), University of Porto, Porto, PortugalInterdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR), Science Teaching Unit (UEC) and Department of Geosciences, Environment and Spatial Planning (DGAOT), Faculty of Sciences (FCUP), University of Porto, Porto, PortugalIn this article, we explore individuals’ pro-environmental innovative behavior (PEIB) as one of the conditions for developing more sustainable cities. We assume that energy-efficient sustainable cities are those where people behave sustainably. Hence, studying the conditions of human behavior is essential for understanding the transformation of cities. We focused on individual antecedents of pro-environmental innovative behavior with a survey conducted in five European countries and a sample of 2502 participants. Descriptive and correlation statistical analyses confirm a moderate relationship between environmental awareness and environmental action. Based on this rudimentary analysis, we suggest further research on city energy transformation, including multiple aspects of individual behavior.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenrg.2022.1030418/fullsustainabilityenvironmental actioninnovative behaviorenvironmental awarenessenergy |
| spellingShingle | Małgorzata Baran Richard Hazenberg Katarzyna Iwińska Krzysztof Kasianiuk Ioannis Perifanos Joana Maria Ferreira Da Silva Clara Vasconcelos Between innovative and habitual behavior. Evidence from a study on sustainability in Greece, Poland, Portugal, Sweden, and the United Kingdom Frontiers in Energy Research sustainability environmental action innovative behavior environmental awareness energy |
| title | Between innovative and habitual behavior. Evidence from a study on sustainability in Greece, Poland, Portugal, Sweden, and the United Kingdom |
| title_full | Between innovative and habitual behavior. Evidence from a study on sustainability in Greece, Poland, Portugal, Sweden, and the United Kingdom |
| title_fullStr | Between innovative and habitual behavior. Evidence from a study on sustainability in Greece, Poland, Portugal, Sweden, and the United Kingdom |
| title_full_unstemmed | Between innovative and habitual behavior. Evidence from a study on sustainability in Greece, Poland, Portugal, Sweden, and the United Kingdom |
| title_short | Between innovative and habitual behavior. Evidence from a study on sustainability in Greece, Poland, Portugal, Sweden, and the United Kingdom |
| title_sort | between innovative and habitual behavior evidence from a study on sustainability in greece poland portugal sweden and the united kingdom |
| topic | sustainability environmental action innovative behavior environmental awareness energy |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenrg.2022.1030418/full |
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