Global S&T Development Trend Analysis Platform of Resources and Environment
DOI | 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2019.101936 |
In it for the money, the environment, or the community? Motives for being involved in community energy initiatives | |
Sloot, Daniel; Jans, Lise; Steg, Linda | |
2019-07-01 | |
发表期刊 | GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE-HUMAN AND POLICY DIMENSIONS |
ISSN | 0959-3780 |
EISSN | 1872-9495 |
出版年 | 2019 |
卷号 | 57 |
文章类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | Netherlands |
英文摘要 | Community energy initiatives can foster a sustainable energy transition by promoting sustainable energy behaviour in the communities in which they are embedded. This raises the question of what motivates people to become involved in these initiatives. We investigated the importance of financial, environmental, and communal motives for initiative involvement. We propose that communal motives (i.e., being involved in one's local community) may be related to initiative involvement, as community energy initiatives not only aim to promote sustainable energy behaviour but also enable people to be involved in their community. Across three studies, respondents rated financial and environmental motives as more important than communal motives for their involvement in community energy initiatives. Yet, environmental and communal motives were uniquely related to initiative involvement, while financial motives were not. The discrepancy between which motives people rate as important and which motives actually relate to their initiative involvement suggests that financial motives are an overrated motive, while communal motives are an underrated motive for involvement in community energy initiatives. Our results suggest that targeting communal motives may be an additional way to enhance involvement in community energy initiatives and foster sustainable behaviour among people, who may not otherwise be interested in environmental protection. |
英文关键词 | Environmental motives Financial motives Communal motives Community energy initiatives Sustainable behaviour Initiative involvement |
领域 | 气候变化 |
收录类别 | SCI-E ; SSCI |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000480375400018 |
WOS关键词 | GRASS-ROOTS INNOVATIONS ; SELF ; VALUES |
WOS类目 | Environmental Sciences ; Environmental Studies ; Geography |
WOS研究方向 | Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Geography |
引用统计 | |
文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/184637 |
专题 | 气候变化 |
作者单位 | Univ Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Sloot, Daniel,Jans, Lise,Steg, Linda. In it for the money, the environment, or the community? Motives for being involved in community energy initiatives[J]. GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE-HUMAN AND POLICY DIMENSIONS,2019,57. |
APA | Sloot, Daniel,Jans, Lise,&Steg, Linda.(2019).In it for the money, the environment, or the community? Motives for being involved in community energy initiatives.GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE-HUMAN AND POLICY DIMENSIONS,57. |
MLA | Sloot, Daniel,et al."In it for the money, the environment, or the community? Motives for being involved in community energy initiatives".GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE-HUMAN AND POLICY DIMENSIONS 57(2019). |
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