Greening Household Behaviour : The Role of Public Policy / Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Contributor:

SourceOECD (Online service)

Series:

OECD studies on environmental policy and household behaviour 23081384.

OECD Studies on Environmental Policy and Household Behaviour 23081384.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ecology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (192 pages).

Place of Publication:

Paris : OECD Publishing, 2011.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Developing growth strategies that promote greener lifestyles requires a good understanding of what factors affect people's behaviour towards the environment. Recent OECD work based on periodic surveys of more than 10 000 households across a number of countries and areas represents a breakthrough by providing a common framework to collect unique empirical evidence for better policy design. This publication presents responses from the most recent round of the OECD survey implemented in 2011 in 5 areas (energy, food, transport, waste and water) and 11 countries: Australia, Canada, Chile, France, Israel, Japan, Korea, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. Analysis comparing the data across countries, policy conditions and households' characteristics reveals which measures most effectively change behaviour. Each round of the survey also allows to track changes over time and to explore new emerging issues. The new survey confirms the importance of providing the right economic incentives for influencing our decisions. The findings indicate that "soft" measures such as labelling and public information campaigns also have a significant complementary role to play. Spurring desirable behaviour change requires a mix of these instruments. This book is a milestone for all those interested by the challenging question of ways to promote greener behaviour, from policy makers to individual citizens.

Contents:

Annex A

Annex B

Conclusions and Policy Implications

Annex D

Executive Summary

Acknowledgements

Annex C

Foreword

Residential Energy Use

Residential Water Use

Policies, Environmental Norms and Household Characteristics

Organic Food Consumption

Personal Transport Choices

Waste Generation, Recycling and Prevention.

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed May 1, 2017).

ISBN:

9789264096875

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.