Between innovative and habitual behavior. Evidence from a study on sustainability in Greece, Poland, Portugal, Sweden, and the United Kingdom

Małgorzata Baran; Richard Hazenberg; Katarzyna Iwińska; Krzysztof Kasianiuk; Ioannis Perifanos; Joana Maria Ferreira Da Silva; Clara Vasconcelos

doi:10.3389/fenrg.2022.1030418

Frontiers in Energy Research (Jan 2023)

Between innovative and habitual behavior. Evidence from a study on sustainability in Greece, Poland, Portugal, Sweden, and the United Kingdom

Małgorzata Baran,
Richard Hazenberg,
Katarzyna Iwińska,
Krzysztof Kasianiuk,
Ioannis Perifanos,
Joana Maria Ferreira Da Silva,
Clara Vasconcelos

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Małgorzata Baran: Department of Management, Collegium Civitas, Warsaw, Poland
Richard Hazenberg: Institute for Social Innovation and Impact, University of Northampton, Northampton, United Kingdom
Katarzyna Iwińska: Edmund Wnuk-Lipiński Institute of Sociology, Collegium Civitas, Warsaw, Poland
Krzysztof Kasianiuk: HIVE–Systems Collective Design Lab, Institute of Political Sciences and International Relations Department of Management, Collegium Civitas Warsaw, Poland
Ioannis Perifanos: Agricultural University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Joana Maria Ferreira Da Silva: Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR), Faculty of Sciences (FCUP), University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
Clara Vasconcelos: Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR), Science Teaching Unit (UEC) and Department of Geosciences, Environment and Spatial Planning (DGAOT), Faculty of Sciences (FCUP), University of Porto, Porto, Portugal

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fenrg.2022.1030418
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10

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In this article, we explore individuals’ pro-environmental innovative behavior (PEIB) as one of the conditions for developing more sustainable cities. We assume that energy-efficient sustainable cities are those where people behave sustainably. Hence, studying the conditions of human behavior is essential for understanding the transformation of cities. We focused on individual antecedents of pro-environmental innovative behavior with a survey conducted in five European countries and a sample of 2502 participants. Descriptive and correlation statistical analyses confirm a moderate relationship between environmental awareness and environmental action. Based on this rudimentary analysis, we suggest further research on city energy transformation, including multiple aspects of individual behavior.

Published in Frontiers in Energy Research

ISSN: 2296-598X (Online)
Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A.
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: General Works
Website: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/energy-research

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