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Environmental Behavior and Climate Change

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Air, Climate Change and Sustainability".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2024 | Viewed by 9846

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Dr. Genovaitė Liobikienė

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Department of Environmental Sciences, Vytautas Magnus University, Vileikos st. 8, LT-44404 Kaunas, Lithuania
Interests: climate-friendly behavior; climate change; pro-environmental behavior
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Climate change is one of the main environmental problems. The agenda provided in the last United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow is insufficient to achieve the radical transformation needed to keep the global temperature at the required safe level. This indicates that the political will to fight climate change is rather weak, and the role of society is particularly important. Society can influence and contribute to climate mitigation via behavior, which is usually distinguished as public and private. The residents participating in environmental meetings or signing petitions can place more pressure on policymakers to reach stricter climate change policy commitments. In their private lives, individuals can directly contribute to climate change mitigation by changing their behavior to be more climate-friendly (e.g., using public transport instead of their own cars or choosing climate-friendly products and saving energy resources). Therefore, research analyzing the determinants of climate-friendly behavior in general, and of separate specific behaviors, is very important. By applying various theories, the determinants of climate-friendly behavior could be defined. Research works on new and expanded theories considering climate-friendly behavior are also requested for this Special Issue. The analysis of changes in the level of climate-friendly behavior, particularly in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic or the war in Ukraine, is very important as well.

Furthermore, the tools which are usually suggested by researchers to promote climate-friendly behavior (e.g., environmental education, information, financial initiatives) should also be analyzed. These studies could provide new insight for policy makers on how to more effectively enhance climate-friendly behavior. We also encourage the submission of studies revealing the efficiency of implementing environmental programs focused on climate change mitigation to this Special Issue.

Therefore, this Special Issue encourages the submission of articles related to:

  • Climate-friendly behavior (in general and for separate types of behaviors);
  • Various tools (energy price, choice of green energy supplier, improvement of transport infrastructure etc.) impact on climate-friendly behavior;
  • Environmental impact (particularly greenhouse gas emissions) related to changes in pro-environmental behavior;
  • Climate change policy implementation promoting climate-friendly behavior;
  • Cross-culture and cross-generation analysis;
  • Implications of COVID-19 and war in Ukraine for changes in pro-environmental behavior.

Dr. Genovaitė Liobikienė
Guest Editor

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Sustainability is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • climate change policy
  • climate-friendly behavior
  • greenhouse gas emissions
  • energy consumption
  • environmental programs
  • environmental education
  • renewable energy consumption

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The Antecedents of Collaborative Behavior for Climate Change Mitigation among South Koreans: The Moderation Analyses of a Sense of Community as Responsibility, Neighborliness, and Trust
by Bumsub Jin
Sustainability 2023, 15(16), 12145; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/su151612145 - 08 Aug 2023
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The collective efforts of various social actors from different sectors have contributed to climate change mitigation. Identifying the important antecedents of collaborative behavior to address climate change helps us understand the underlying process. This study focused on important theoretical frameworks that determine collaborative [...] Read more.
The collective efforts of various social actors from different sectors have contributed to climate change mitigation. Identifying the important antecedents of collaborative behavior to address climate change helps us understand the underlying process. This study focused on important theoretical frameworks that determine collaborative behavior as civic engagement. Specifically, the study examines perceived societal risk to future generations, sense of community as responsibility (SOC-R), neighborliness, and trust in collaborative behavior to mitigate climate change. It also investigates the boundary conditions of the effects of societal risk perception on collaborative behavior change by examining the moderating roles of SOC-R, neighborliness, and trust. A nationwide online survey was conducted in South Korea. The findings reveal significant effects of societal risk perception and SOC-R on behavioral intention. Moreover, SOC-R and trust moderated the causal relationship between societal risk perception and behavioral intention, such that the relationship was more pronounced at lower SOC-R and trust. These findings have implications for communication practices and policy making that motivate collective action against climate change in South Korea. Full article
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Explaining the Sustainability of Universities through the Contribution of Students’ Pro-Environmental Behavior and the Management System
by Yaser Mohammadi, Feyzallah Monavvarifard, Laleh Salehi, Reza Movahedi, Saeid Karimi and Genovaitė Liobikienė
Sustainability 2023, 15(2), 1562; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/su15021562 - 13 Jan 2023
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As the sustainable university makes sustainability a central priority in its teaching and research, it is important to understand how universities are transitioning towards sustainability. Their pioneering of new practices, and their education of future generations, are giving sustainable universities a special ability [...] Read more.
As the sustainable university makes sustainability a central priority in its teaching and research, it is important to understand how universities are transitioning towards sustainability. Their pioneering of new practices, and their education of future generations, are giving sustainable universities a special ability to create and influence change. However, the effective implementation of sustainability policies in universities is highly dependent on the willingness and commitment of the management and students to engage in sustainable activities, and there is a lack of systematic effort in how best to map this interaction. To address this gap, this study mainly aimed to explain the sustainability process of universities by emphasizing the roles of students and the management system. A mixed method approach was used to achieve the goal. First, a qualitative content analysis of related research papers was performed through the PRISMA method to figure out the most important factors affecting the integration of sustainability into the university structure. The results of this section showed that six factors contribute to the effective implementation of sustainability in universities, which are: university culture, university leadership, sustainability education, sustainability knowledge, attitudes towards sustainability and commitment to sustainability. Then, structural equation modeling was used to ensure the validity of the model obtained from the qualitative section. The results indicated that both university leadership and culture positively influence the implementation of sustainability education in universities, which in turn has a positive effect on students’ knowledge and attitudes towards sustainability. The students’ sustainability knowledge and attitudes along with university leadership and culture showed a positive effect on their commitment to sustainability. Also, the students’ commitment to sustainability issues had the most direct effect on their participation in sustainability-oriented activities, and then their sustainability attitude and knowledge, respectively. Finally, sustainability knowledge, attitude and participation in sustainability-oriented activities were significantly related to the integration of sustainability into the university structure. Transitioning to sustainable universities will make society greener and healthier, setting an example for other organizations and the results of this study will help policy makers, managers and students to understand how to contribute to this transition. Full article
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The Human–Nature Relationship as a Tangible Target for Pro-Environmental Behaviour—Guidance from Interpersonal Relationships
by Michael L. Lengieza, Rosemary Aviste and Miles Richardson
Sustainability 2023, 15(16), 12175; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/su151612175 - 09 Aug 2023
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Major environmental institutions around the globe are realising that the failing human–nature relationship is a root cause of environmental issues. Despite this shift in thinking, there is more work to be done to highlight the human–nature relationship as a tangible target for pro-environmental [...] Read more.
Major environmental institutions around the globe are realising that the failing human–nature relationship is a root cause of environmental issues. Despite this shift in thinking, there is more work to be done to highlight the human–nature relationship as a tangible target for pro-environmental behaviour. This review argues for the importance of targeting human–nature relationships. It emphasises that nature connectedness, with its robust links to pro-environmental behaviour, is a useful operationalisation of such relationships. Following a review of recent references to the human–nature relationship in policy documents, this paper draws on theories of interpersonal relationships to illustrate how they can inform efforts to repair the human–nature relationship. Parallels between nature connectedness research and research on interpersonal relationships are highlighted. The potential for new routes to a closer human–nature relationship—including a more meaningful (e.g., intimate) engagement with nature, a cultural shift in support for human–nature relationships, fostering trust in nature and recognising reciprocity with nature—are noted. This review concludes that the human–nature relationship can be seen as an extension of interpersonal relationships, provides a tangible pathway to a sustainable future, and suggests that such explicit relationship-focused thinking can guide both policy and research. Full article
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