Pub Date : 2023-01-02DOI: 10.1080/14486563.2023.2173319
L. McLeod, D. Hine
ABSTRACT Wild dogs pose a major threat to agriculture, biodiversity and community health across many areas of Australia. Coordinated actions are considered one of the most effective methods to minimise this threat, yet many landholders fail to engage. We used a mixed methodology, interviewing 14 wild dog experts and surveying 198 landholders to identify and organise potential drivers and barriers to participation in coordinated actions using the Capability, Opportunity, Motivation (COM) Behavioural model. Landholders’ willingness to participate in coordinated control was found to be influenced primarily by their awareness of wild dog problems and motivational factors to join a group. However, segmentation using latent profile analysis highlighted that landholders were not a homogenous group, with each of the identified segments exhibiting their own unique COM profile. The use of the COM model and associated Behaviour Change Wheel framework allowed us to recommend the most appropriate type of interventions to enable practitioners to connect and engage with targeted audiences within their own communities.
{"title":"Wild dog management: understanding rural landholders’ willingness to participate in coordinated control programs","authors":"L. McLeod, D. Hine","doi":"10.1080/14486563.2023.2173319","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14486563.2023.2173319","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Wild dogs pose a major threat to agriculture, biodiversity and community health across many areas of Australia. Coordinated actions are considered one of the most effective methods to minimise this threat, yet many landholders fail to engage. We used a mixed methodology, interviewing 14 wild dog experts and surveying 198 landholders to identify and organise potential drivers and barriers to participation in coordinated actions using the Capability, Opportunity, Motivation (COM) Behavioural model. Landholders’ willingness to participate in coordinated control was found to be influenced primarily by their awareness of wild dog problems and motivational factors to join a group. However, segmentation using latent profile analysis highlighted that landholders were not a homogenous group, with each of the identified segments exhibiting their own unique COM profile. The use of the COM model and associated Behaviour Change Wheel framework allowed us to recommend the most appropriate type of interventions to enable practitioners to connect and engage with targeted audiences within their own communities.","PeriodicalId":46081,"journal":{"name":"Australasian Journal of Environmental Management","volume":"30 1","pages":"88 - 106"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47012623","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-12-19DOI: 10.1080/14486563.2022.2151521
G. Kibria, R. Stark, D. Nugegoda, R. Wu
ABSTRACT In the last few decades, biomonitors especially live mussels (LM) have been commonly used to monitor heavy metals in aquatic systems worldwide. This study examined the feasibility of replacing the use of live biomonitors with artificial mussels (AM) in monitoring heavy metals. Laboratory experiments were conducted to compare metal accumulation in the freshwater mussel, Velesunio ambiguus (live mussels or LM) with that of AM exposed to varying concentrations of copper, lead and zinc over a 28-day period. Furthermore, field studies were carried out to compare metal accumulation in V. ambiguous at three sites with a range of different levels of metal contamination in regional Victorian waterways, Australia. Our results showed that LM showed preferential uptake of metal, whereas AM showed no preference in the accumulation of heavy metals. Artificial mussels are a reliable tool for assessing risks posed by heavy metals in waterways (fresh, brackish or marine) since the accumulation of heavy metals in AM is not affected by biotic and abiotic factors. We concluded that AM can be an effective and excellent replacement for live biomonitors such as native mussels in monitoring heavy metals in freshwater systems.
{"title":"Replacing the use of live mussels with artificial mussels to monitor and assess the risks of heavy metals","authors":"G. Kibria, R. Stark, D. Nugegoda, R. Wu","doi":"10.1080/14486563.2022.2151521","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14486563.2022.2151521","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT In the last few decades, biomonitors especially live mussels (LM) have been commonly used to monitor heavy metals in aquatic systems worldwide. This study examined the feasibility of replacing the use of live biomonitors with artificial mussels (AM) in monitoring heavy metals. Laboratory experiments were conducted to compare metal accumulation in the freshwater mussel, Velesunio ambiguus (live mussels or LM) with that of AM exposed to varying concentrations of copper, lead and zinc over a 28-day period. Furthermore, field studies were carried out to compare metal accumulation in V. ambiguous at three sites with a range of different levels of metal contamination in regional Victorian waterways, Australia. Our results showed that LM showed preferential uptake of metal, whereas AM showed no preference in the accumulation of heavy metals. Artificial mussels are a reliable tool for assessing risks posed by heavy metals in waterways (fresh, brackish or marine) since the accumulation of heavy metals in AM is not affected by biotic and abiotic factors. We concluded that AM can be an effective and excellent replacement for live biomonitors such as native mussels in monitoring heavy metals in freshwater systems.","PeriodicalId":46081,"journal":{"name":"Australasian Journal of Environmental Management","volume":"30 1","pages":"127 - 140"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2022-12-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44122317","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-11-15DOI: 10.1080/14486563.2022.2141361
C. Baldwin
{"title":"A river with a city problem: a history of Brisbane floods","authors":"C. Baldwin","doi":"10.1080/14486563.2022.2141361","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14486563.2022.2141361","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46081,"journal":{"name":"Australasian Journal of Environmental Management","volume":"30 1","pages":"266 - 267"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2022-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"59887342","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-10-02DOI: 10.1080/14486563.2022.2150461
H. Ross, C. Baldwin
The coincidence of three articles on food waste being available for this issue has prompted us to consider the environmental implications of food systems for this editorial. The production, processing, distribution, consumption and waste disposal of foods each involve environmental impacts and hence are an important opportunity for environmental management. The complexity of diets and food distribution systems connects the impacts nationally and internationally. Meanwhile each type of food has different environmental impacts, and these can vary by location.
{"title":"Food systems and environmental management","authors":"H. Ross, C. Baldwin","doi":"10.1080/14486563.2022.2150461","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14486563.2022.2150461","url":null,"abstract":"The coincidence of three articles on food waste being available for this issue has prompted us to consider the environmental implications of food systems for this editorial. The production, processing, distribution, consumption and waste disposal of foods each involve environmental impacts and hence are an important opportunity for environmental management. The complexity of diets and food distribution systems connects the impacts nationally and internationally. Meanwhile each type of food has different environmental impacts, and these can vary by location.","PeriodicalId":46081,"journal":{"name":"Australasian Journal of Environmental Management","volume":"29 1","pages":"305 - 313"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2022-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45369750","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-10-02DOI: 10.1080/14486563.2022.2140211
Jeawon Kim, K. Knox, S. Rundle-Thiele
ABSTRACT Food waste is a significant environmental, economic, and social issue contributing to global warming. The benefits of theoretically informed programs have been verified in psychology, social science, and education, yet our understanding of theory application in food waste behaviour change is scarce. To understand how food waste can be reduced, we need to understand what works, when, where and why. Assessing the extent of theory use in the context of food waste behaviour is needed to advance progress. Following the approach employed in Willmott et al. (2019) this study sought to assess the extent of theory application in studies aiming to reduce household food waste. A systematic search and review of published studies concerning household food waste behaviour was conducted. Of 3,532 studies, nine studies met the inclusion criteria. Eight studies mentioned a theory, however, the association between program strategies implemented and the theory base reported was lacking. This review concludes there is considerable room for improvement in theory reporting to indicate clearly how theory is applied to reduce household food waste behaviour.
{"title":"Theory application in food waste behaviour programs: a systematic literature review","authors":"Jeawon Kim, K. Knox, S. Rundle-Thiele","doi":"10.1080/14486563.2022.2140211","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14486563.2022.2140211","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT\u0000 Food waste is a significant environmental, economic, and social issue contributing to global warming. The benefits of theoretically informed programs have been verified in psychology, social science, and education, yet our understanding of theory application in food waste behaviour change is scarce. To understand how food waste can be reduced, we need to understand what works, when, where and why. Assessing the extent of theory use in the context of food waste behaviour is needed to advance progress. Following the approach employed in Willmott et al. (2019) this study sought to assess the extent of theory application in studies aiming to reduce household food waste. A systematic search and review of published studies concerning household food waste behaviour was conducted. Of 3,532 studies, nine studies met the inclusion criteria. Eight studies mentioned a theory, however, the association between program strategies implemented and the theory base reported was lacking. This review concludes there is considerable room for improvement in theory reporting to indicate clearly how theory is applied to reduce household food waste behaviour.","PeriodicalId":46081,"journal":{"name":"Australasian Journal of Environmental Management","volume":"29 1","pages":"344 - 367"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2022-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"59887261","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-10-02DOI: 10.1080/14486563.2022.2143917
Monika Kansal, A. Mitsis, Jayanath Ananda, D. Pearson
ABSTRACT Conserving natural resources has socio-cultural underpinnings. Food is a fundamental natural resource, and its waste at the household level has received significant attention across the globe. Food waste reduction campaigns are a prominent way to bring social change to minimise food waste. This study explores the influence of food waste reduction campaigns from a cultural perspective. Specifically, it examines the effects of food waste reduction campaigns organised by a state government agency and a major supermarket chain on three South Asian communities (Indian, Bangladesh and Sri Lankan) living in Australia. Using data from 90 participants in nine focus groups, we found that cultural-religious backgrounds of the specific Asian communities significantly impact their food behaviour. These three communities share cultural similarities about frugality, food insecurity, and religion. In some instances, consumers from all three communities felt excluded from the food waste minimisation campaigns due to unfamiliar campaign faces, western menus, and inappropriate messages and moral appeal. To make food waste reduction campaigns more effective, the principles of social marketing must be employed in campaign design. It is also crucial that the target communities trust the campaign sponsors. Campaign communications could also benefit from a cultural-religious based consumer market segmentation e.g. by customising the campaign messages to include culture-specific emotional and moral appeals.
{"title":"Challenges for food waste reduction campaigns: requirements for Asian consumers in Australia","authors":"Monika Kansal, A. Mitsis, Jayanath Ananda, D. Pearson","doi":"10.1080/14486563.2022.2143917","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14486563.2022.2143917","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Conserving natural resources has socio-cultural underpinnings. Food is a fundamental natural resource, and its waste at the household level has received significant attention across the globe. Food waste reduction campaigns are a prominent way to bring social change to minimise food waste. This study explores the influence of food waste reduction campaigns from a cultural perspective. Specifically, it examines the effects of food waste reduction campaigns organised by a state government agency and a major supermarket chain on three South Asian communities (Indian, Bangladesh and Sri Lankan) living in Australia. Using data from 90 participants in nine focus groups, we found that cultural-religious backgrounds of the specific Asian communities significantly impact their food behaviour. These three communities share cultural similarities about frugality, food insecurity, and religion. In some instances, consumers from all three communities felt excluded from the food waste minimisation campaigns due to unfamiliar campaign faces, western menus, and inappropriate messages and moral appeal. To make food waste reduction campaigns more effective, the principles of social marketing must be employed in campaign design. It is also crucial that the target communities trust the campaign sponsors. Campaign communications could also benefit from a cultural-religious based consumer market segmentation e.g. by customising the campaign messages to include culture-specific emotional and moral appeals.","PeriodicalId":46081,"journal":{"name":"Australasian Journal of Environmental Management","volume":"29 1","pages":"368 - 385"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2022-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44942849","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-10-02DOI: 10.1080/14486563.2022.2137255
I. Thomas
ABSTRACT The evolution of universities in Australia is nothing new; however, a range of social and economic pressures have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. These pressures are leading to changes, for example greater use of electronic media for teaching, which will affect the delivery of teaching programs. Effects on those programs providing education for environmental professionals could well impact whether the graduates achieve the capabilities expected by the profession, and needed by society. These capabilities have much in common with those sought by a range of professions and disciplines, and the employability agenda promoted by universities. Hence, promotion of learning approaches associated with educating environmental professionals could be of value to universities generally. The review of these aspects indicates the need for the profession to formulate approaches to ensure that education of environmental professionals in Australia continues to achieve those capabilities that have been identified. Effort directed this way could assist in maintaining or enhancing, achieving capabilities of the graduates of environmental and sustainability programs. Such effort would also facilitate all graduates to develop the generic capabilities expected by employers and infuse sustainability across all disciplines with a sustainability leaning.
{"title":"Sustaining education for environmental professionals","authors":"I. Thomas","doi":"10.1080/14486563.2022.2137255","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14486563.2022.2137255","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The evolution of universities in Australia is nothing new; however, a range of social and economic pressures have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. These pressures are leading to changes, for example greater use of electronic media for teaching, which will affect the delivery of teaching programs. Effects on those programs providing education for environmental professionals could well impact whether the graduates achieve the capabilities expected by the profession, and needed by society. These capabilities have much in common with those sought by a range of professions and disciplines, and the employability agenda promoted by universities. Hence, promotion of learning approaches associated with educating environmental professionals could be of value to universities generally. The review of these aspects indicates the need for the profession to formulate approaches to ensure that education of environmental professionals in Australia continues to achieve those capabilities that have been identified. Effort directed this way could assist in maintaining or enhancing, achieving capabilities of the graduates of environmental and sustainability programs. Such effort would also facilitate all graduates to develop the generic capabilities expected by employers and infuse sustainability across all disciplines with a sustainability leaning.","PeriodicalId":46081,"journal":{"name":"Australasian Journal of Environmental Management","volume":"29 1","pages":"425 - 444"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2022-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46813906","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-10-02DOI: 10.1080/14486563.2022.2135625
S. Solarin, L. Bermejo, L. Gil‐Alana
ABSTRACT Two features in time series data: the existence of time trends and the degree of persistence, are examined in this work on the nitrogen oxides emissions from 37 OECD countries. Updated techniques in time series are used that allow for fractional degrees of differentiation in the data. Thus, if the number of differences required is one, nitrogen oxides emissions are not mean reverting in the sense that if there is an exogenous shock (resulting from a technological advancement to change nitrogen oxides emissions), the effect of such shock on nitrogen oxides emissions will be permanent. Time trends are observed in half of the series. For these countries the trend coefficient is found to be positive in all cases. This is an indication that continuous technological progress is needed in taming NOx emissions. In addition to developing their own local technologies, less technologically endowed OECD countries should engage in collaboration with the more technologically endowed countries in order to facilitate increase in trans-border transfer of technology. The technologically advanced countries should also strive to continue to introduce better technologies in a bid to reduce NOx emissions. Most of the results show evidence for persistence of nitrogen oxides emissions.
{"title":"Persistence of nitrogen oxides emissions using historical time series data: evidence from 37 countries","authors":"S. Solarin, L. Bermejo, L. Gil‐Alana","doi":"10.1080/14486563.2022.2135625","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14486563.2022.2135625","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Two features in time series data: the existence of time trends and the degree of persistence, are examined in this work on the nitrogen oxides emissions from 37 OECD countries. Updated techniques in time series are used that allow for fractional degrees of differentiation in the data. Thus, if the number of differences required is one, nitrogen oxides emissions are not mean reverting in the sense that if there is an exogenous shock (resulting from a technological advancement to change nitrogen oxides emissions), the effect of such shock on nitrogen oxides emissions will be permanent. Time trends are observed in half of the series. For these countries the trend coefficient is found to be positive in all cases. This is an indication that continuous technological progress is needed in taming NOx emissions. In addition to developing their own local technologies, less technologically endowed OECD countries should engage in collaboration with the more technologically endowed countries in order to facilitate increase in trans-border transfer of technology. The technologically advanced countries should also strive to continue to introduce better technologies in a bid to reduce NOx emissions. Most of the results show evidence for persistence of nitrogen oxides emissions.","PeriodicalId":46081,"journal":{"name":"Australasian Journal of Environmental Management","volume":"29 1","pages":"386 - 404"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2022-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46623113","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-10-02DOI: 10.1080/14486563.2022.2139768
Ananya Bhattacharya, Ambika Zutshi, D. Prajogo
ABSTRACT This article focuses on the ongoing challenge of reduction of food waste at three downstream interfaces and food waste impact on triple bottom line dimensions: environmental, social (including ethical) and economic. The interplay between downstream interfaces (consumers-retailers; consumers-food service businesses; consumers-households) of food supply chain and areas of food waste accumulation is discussed in the article. The findings are based on a two-step method: first, a systematic literature review of the published studies on food waste between 2008 and 2020, and second, theme development to understand food waste at the three interfaces and to develop propositions for future research. The propositions are strategic interventions to provide managerial recommendations for food waste reduction involving downstream food supply chain stakeholders. The findings highlight the conundrum of balancing conflicting stakeholder perspectives within triple bottom line dimensions to tackle food waste: economic and social dimensions of triple bottom line take priority over the environmental dimension. Testing the propositions as part of future research will help to further streamline the policy recommendations to reduce food waste at the downstream part of the supply chain.
{"title":"Food waste challenges at downstream interfaces: a triple bottom line dilemma","authors":"Ananya Bhattacharya, Ambika Zutshi, D. Prajogo","doi":"10.1080/14486563.2022.2139768","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14486563.2022.2139768","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This article focuses on the ongoing challenge of reduction of food waste at three downstream interfaces and food waste impact on triple bottom line dimensions: environmental, social (including ethical) and economic. The interplay between downstream interfaces (consumers-retailers; consumers-food service businesses; consumers-households) of food supply chain and areas of food waste accumulation is discussed in the article. The findings are based on a two-step method: first, a systematic literature review of the published studies on food waste between 2008 and 2020, and second, theme development to understand food waste at the three interfaces and to develop propositions for future research. The propositions are strategic interventions to provide managerial recommendations for food waste reduction involving downstream food supply chain stakeholders. The findings highlight the conundrum of balancing conflicting stakeholder perspectives within triple bottom line dimensions to tackle food waste: economic and social dimensions of triple bottom line take priority over the environmental dimension. Testing the propositions as part of future research will help to further streamline the policy recommendations to reduce food waste at the downstream part of the supply chain.","PeriodicalId":46081,"journal":{"name":"Australasian Journal of Environmental Management","volume":"29 1","pages":"314 - 343"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2022-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47938278","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-10-02DOI: 10.1080/14486563.2022.2140212
Breda McCarthy, Hongbo Liu
ABSTRACT Solar energy is crucial to the transformation of the energy system, and it is important to promote ‘green’ energy technologies to achieve the 2015 UN Paris Agreement targets. This study takes a holistic view of consumers’ energy-related behaviour by identifying the factors driving the adoption of rooftop solar photovoltaic and by distinguishing the electricity conservation practices of solar and non-solar households. We reveal a nuanced understanding of the rebound effect from a behavioural perspective, which may help solar energy policy formulation and efficient decarbonization pathways in Australia and elsewhere. A face-to-face survey of 325 households in a regional city, principal component analysis and binary probit analysis were used to investigate the intention to install rooftop solar photovoltaic panels. The results show that home ownership, unwillingness to sacrifice personal comforts to save electricity, being pro-energy efficiency, and income are positively related to rooftop solar installation. In addition, different segments, such as the ‘energy-efficiency advocate’, the ‘digital tool lovers’ and the ‘behaviour change advocates’ were identified. Finally, recommendations for policy and practice are made to promote rooftop solar and more careful use of electricity in the residential sector.
{"title":"Power to regional households: consumer attitudes towards electricity-saving, the solar rebound and the determinants of rooftop solar adoption","authors":"Breda McCarthy, Hongbo Liu","doi":"10.1080/14486563.2022.2140212","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14486563.2022.2140212","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Solar energy is crucial to the transformation of the energy system, and it is important to promote ‘green’ energy technologies to achieve the 2015 UN Paris Agreement targets. This study takes a holistic view of consumers’ energy-related behaviour by identifying the factors driving the adoption of rooftop solar photovoltaic and by distinguishing the electricity conservation practices of solar and non-solar households. We reveal a nuanced understanding of the rebound effect from a behavioural perspective, which may help solar energy policy formulation and efficient decarbonization pathways in Australia and elsewhere. A face-to-face survey of 325 households in a regional city, principal component analysis and binary probit analysis were used to investigate the intention to install rooftop solar photovoltaic panels. The results show that home ownership, unwillingness to sacrifice personal comforts to save electricity, being pro-energy efficiency, and income are positively related to rooftop solar installation. In addition, different segments, such as the ‘energy-efficiency advocate’, the ‘digital tool lovers’ and the ‘behaviour change advocates’ were identified. Finally, recommendations for policy and practice are made to promote rooftop solar and more careful use of electricity in the residential sector.","PeriodicalId":46081,"journal":{"name":"Australasian Journal of Environmental Management","volume":"29 1","pages":"405 - 424"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2022-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48355814","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
京公网安备 11010802042870号
京ICP备2023020795号-1
扫码关注我们
求助内容：
应助结果提醒方式：