Evaluating environmental change and behavioral decision-making for sustainability policy using an agent-based model: A case study for the Smoky Hill River Watershed, Kansas

Granco, Gabriel; Stamm, Jessica L. Heier; Bergtold, Jason S.; Daniels, Melinda D.; Sanderson, Matthew R.; Sheshukov, Aleksey Y.; Mather, Martha E.; Caldas, Marcellus M.; Ramsey, Steven; Lehrter, Richard J.; Haukos, David A.; Gao, Jungang; Chatterjee, S.; Nifong, James C.; Aistrup, Joseph A.

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.133769

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“…Ajzen defined ATT as the positive or negative cognitive representation of an individual's performance for a particular behaviour [8,9]. Many studies [4,7,[10][11][12][13][14][15] have reported the significantly positive influence of attitudes on intentions of pro-environmental behaviours. Zhang et al [4] claim that the attitudes of residents in Shenzhen and Tianjin, China, are an important factor in promoting their intention to participate in sorting and recycling.…”

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“…The value-belief-norm theory (VBN) is an important theory in the study of public environmental behaviours, in which key variables perceived policy effectiveness, and have been proven to have good explanatory power for public environmental behaviour intentions such as recycling [1,[14][15][16]. Residents have positive recognition of the results of the implementation of the waste sorting policy and recognise that the measures taken by the government are implemented based on the optimisation and protection of the residents and the urban environment [16].…”

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“…They are some effective policies that can be implemented. The residents' perception of the policy implementation has a direct impact on individual attitudes [15,16]. Shen et al [1] claim that the government improves residents' beliefs to adopting waste sorting behaviour by implementing effective policies.…”

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“…In this study, PPE refers to residents' belief in the government policy effectiveness of waste classification. PPE has a direct influence on WSI as an effective policy can act as an incentive for people to sort or recycle: If people perceive a policy to be effective, their intentions to classify waste will be increased [1,[14][15][16]. Therefore, the following hypotheses are put forward: H5: Perceived policy effectiveness (PPE) has a positive and significant impact on residents' attitudes (ATT).…”

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The Mechanism of Household Waste Sorting Behaviour—A Study of Jiaxing, China

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Shen

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Economic growth and rapid urbanization have resulted in various urban issues related to sustainable development in emerging economies such as China. Nowadays, two-thirds of China’s cities are besieged by waste and one-fourth of the cities have no space to build landfills. China is embarking on a top-down waste sorting revolution, in which residents’ awareness and behaviour of participation are fundamental to the success of garbage classification. The purpose of this paper is to understand residents’ waste sorting behaviour and identify the influencing factors in China. The subjects of this study are urban and rural residents in Jiaxing, where local government has begun to encourage waste classification but has not yet legalized it. With the integration of the theory of planned behaviour (TPB) and value-belief-norm theory (NAM), this study represents a “motivation-intention-behaviour” theoretical model for the systemic illustration of the antecedents of household waste sorting behaviour. A total of 541 questionnaires were administered in person in households in Jiaxing, China. Structural equation modelling with partial least squares was applied to analyse empirically. The results show that attitudes (ATT), subjective norm (SN), and perceived behavioural control (PBC) have a significant positive effect on the intention of household waste sorting (WSI), and the perceived policy effectiveness (PPE) has a positive and significant effect on the attitudes and waste sorting intention. The waste sorting intention has a positive and significant effect on waste sorting behaviour (WSB). In addition, individual characteristics have a significant impact on waste sorting behaviour, where respondents of women, higher income, and middle and old age are more willing to implement waste sorting behaviours. This study theoretically contributes to the literature by improving the understanding of the determinants of household solid waste sorting behaviour. It also provides several recommendations to improve existing policies at the practitioner level. These recommendations can be valuable references for waste management in China and other emerging economies.

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“…Most SES models that have explicitly tackled challenges related to sustainability have focused on particular regions and specific policy intervention options such as pastoralist conflict in eastern Africa [47,48], decision-making related to a watershed in Kansas [49], and sustainable practices for grassland consumption in Mongolia [50]. ABMs have also been used to evaluate policies for promoting "climate clubs" oriented toward facilitating cooperation among institutions and states in response to the challenges of the Anthropocene [16,[51][52][53].…”

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Human Simulation and Sustainability: Ontological, Epistemological, and Ethical Reflections

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Wildman

2020

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This article begins with a brief outline of recent advances in the application of computer modeling to sustainability research, identifying important gaps in coverage and associated limits in methodological capability, particularly in regard to taking account of the tangled human factors that are often impediments to a sustainable future. It then describes some of the ways in which a new transdisciplinary approach within “human simulation” can contribute to the further development of sustainability modeling, more effectively addressing such human factors through its emphasis on stakeholder, policy professional, and subject matter expert participation, and its focus on constructing more realistic cognitive architectures and artificial societies. Finally, the article offers philosophical reflections on some of the ontological, epistemological, and ethical issues raised at the intersection of sustainability research and social simulation, considered in light of the importance of human factors, including values and worldviews, in the modeling process. Based on this philosophical analysis, we encourage more explicit conversations about the value of naturalism and secularism in finding and facilitating effective and ethical strategies for sustainable development.

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Agent-Based Modelling of Food Production for Water Stewardship: an Overview

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Evaluating environmental change and behavioral decision-making for sustainability policy using an agent-based model: A case study for the Smoky Hill River Watershed, Kansas

Cited by 17 publications

References 87 publications

The Mechanism of Household Waste Sorting Behaviour—A Study of Jiaxing, China

The Mechanism of Household Waste Sorting Behaviour—A Study of Jiaxing, China

Human Simulation and Sustainability: Ontological, Epistemological, and Ethical Reflections

Agent-Based Modelling of Food Production for Water Stewardship: an Overview

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