What Are Pro-Environmental Behaviors (PEBs)?

Kurisu, Kiyo

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“…Instead, the relationship can be characterised as very complex, not at all mono-directional, and certainly influenced by many additional factors, such as feedback, social norms, economic situation, values, and beliefs [83][84][85][86][87][88][89]. However, there are several studies which provide evidence that support the relationship between cognitive knowledge of and affective attitudes toward environmental issues [90][91][92][93][94].…”

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Can Education Save Money, Energy, and the Climate?— Assessing the Potential Impacts of Climate Change Education on Energy Literacy and Energy Consumption in the Light of the EU Energy Efficiency Directive and the Austrian Energy Efficiency Act

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The Austrian Education Energy Initiative ETSIT has been established as a response to the EU Energy Efficiency Directive and the Austrian Energy Efficiency Act. This paper investigates the energy literacy of its young participants, i.e., 6000 primary and secondary school students altogether, on a cognitive, affective and behavioural level, and it compares the putative energy-saving effectiveness of the workshops to that of conventional energy audits.For the current analysis, data from, 640 students who validly answered an online survey shortly after participating in one of the energy education workshops, and 353 students who validly answered the online survey approximately one year after having participated (overall n = 993) were analysed. The results indicate that ETSIT raises students’ energy literacy on a cognitive, affective and behavioural level with about three-quarters of participants claiming they will positively change their energy consumption behaviour in the future as a result of workshop participation. This is true shortly after participation in the workshops, and also at the 1-year follow-up. In its second impact perspective, this paper delivers an innovative attempt to look at education from a cost-benefit analysis. A default formula for energy audits is adopted to quantify the kilowatt hours (and thus emissions and costs) saved through workshop participation. Despite limitations, the surprising results show that such workshops can compete with conventional energy audits, and that education can, in fact, help save money, resources, and, most important of all, the climate.

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Can Education Save Money, Energy, and the Climate?— Assessing the Potential Impacts of Climate Change Education on Energy Literacy and Energy Consumption in the Light of the EU Energy Efficiency Directive and the Austrian Energy Efficiency Act

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“…The literature also affirmed that when individuals considered environmentalism as a central part of their self-identity, they increased engagement in pro-environmental acts (Gatersleben et al , 2014; Ramkissoon et al , 2012). Therefore, environmental attitudes demonstrated individuals' strong desire to preserve the environment while maintaining attitudes that encouraged proper use of the natural environment (Ajdukovic et al , 2019; Gifford and Sussman, 2012; Kurisu, 2015). This meant that individuals with positive emotions towards the environment would act positively to preserve the natural environment.…”

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Paragliding festival: understanding stakeholder perception of environmental attitudes and tourism performance

Gyepi-Garbrah

Preko

2022

IJEFM

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PurposeParagliding festivals have become significant events in the global tourism space, attracting tourists to local and international destinations. The purpose of this study was to assess environmental attitudes and rate the performance of the paragliding festival of the Kwahu traditional area in Ghana, from the perspectives of four stakeholder groups.Design/methodology/approachThis study was grounded on the salient stakeholder theory. A quantitative cross-sectional study, with a convenience sampling approach, collected 372 useable questionnaires from four major stakeholders/participants (i.e. Kwahu residents, Kwahu returnees, non-Kwahu Ghanaian tourists and foreigners). Analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to analyse the data.FindingsThe findings of the Games-Howell post-hoc test show no significant differences among the four stakeholder groups in the festival performance assessment. However, there is a significant statistical difference between the Kwahu residents and foreign tourists regarding environmental attitudes towards the paragliding festival.Practical implicationsVisitors' perceptions and experiences of the environmental performance could inform the planning and execution of festive events that have a direct impact on the natural environment. Policymakers at the community levels must enact environmental protocols that uphold the value propositions of the stakeholders and that of the community at large.Originality/valueThe study expands the application of the salience stakeholder model within festival tourism by highlighting under-represented stakeholder voices in a single study on paragliding festivals in a developing country context.

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“…An environmental behavior can be one that either leads to the protection and conservation of the natural environment – a pro-environmental behavior (PEB) – or behavior that has a negative impact and results in the degradation of the natural environment – an anti-environmental behavior (AEB). There are several synonyms to PEB, including, but not limited to, sustainable behaviors , ecological behaviors and environmentally related behavior (Kurisu, 2015). This study used the definition of PEB by Kollmuss and Agyeman (2002) as “the behavior that consciously seeks to minimize the negative impact of one’s actions on the natural and built world” (p. 240), such as limiting the usage of plastic bags.…”

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Exploring environmental sustainability of academia as a working space

Stavrianakis

Ramos

2021

IJSHE

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Purpose This study aims to examine the organizational citizenship behaviors toward the environment among US-based faculty members, in social sciences, natural sciences, the humanities and engineering. Potential barriers that may stop academia from being more sustainable are examined but also the opportunities for academics to be involved in environmental sustainability are explored. Design/methodology/approach The authors followed a sequential explanatory mixed methods approach using online surveys (n = 633) followed by open-ended phone interviews (n = 28). Findings Results suggest that there are certain power dynamics that force young faculty members in anti-environmental behaviors, although they are cognizant of the negative impacts on the environment. Many faculty members engage in environmental-related actions outside their service requirements, but this is mostly the case for tenured faculty members. Originality/value The originality of this study lies in the fact that it explores environmental behaviors from an academic ranking perspective and expands on pertinent barriers to promote sustainable behaviors in academia.

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What Are Pro-Environmental Behaviors (PEBs)?

Cited by 13 publications

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Can Education Save Money, Energy, and the Climate?— Assessing the Potential Impacts of Climate Change Education on Energy Literacy and Energy Consumption in the Light of the EU Energy Efficiency Directive and the Austrian Energy Efficiency Act

Can Education Save Money, Energy, and the Climate?— Assessing the Potential Impacts of Climate Change Education on Energy Literacy and Energy Consumption in the Light of the EU Energy Efficiency Directive and the Austrian Energy Efficiency Act

Paragliding festival: understanding stakeholder perception of environmental attitudes and tourism performance

Exploring environmental sustainability of academia as a working space

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