scholarly journals Impact of social norms and public supervision on the willingness and behavior of farming households to participate in rural living environment improvement: Empirical analysis based on generalized continuous ratio model

资源科学 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 42 (12) ◽  
pp. 2354-2369
Author(s):  
Qianlu SUN ◽  
Kexin FANG ◽  
Tianping LIU ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Norms ◽  
Empirical Analysis ◽  
Living Environment ◽  
Ratio Model ◽  
Rural Living ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Farming Households

scholarly journals Analysis of farmers’ perceptions and behavioral response to rural living environment renovation in a major rice-producing area: a case of Dongting Lake Wetland, China

2021 ◽  
Vol 51 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhenghua Deng ◽  
Liqi Dai ◽  
Liping Deng ◽  
Pingfeng Peng
Keyword(s):  
Behavioral Response ◽  
Sewage Treatment ◽  
Living Environment ◽  
Education Standards ◽  
Rural Living ◽  
Behavior Response ◽  
In Captivity ◽  
Wait And See ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Motivation To Participate

ABSTRACT: This article combines influencing factors of farmers’ participation in the Rural Living Environment Renovation Project (RLERP) and conceptualizes a model that depicts the relationships between the demographic characteristics of farmers and their perceptions and behavioral response to RLERP. Using a questionnaire survey to collect empirical data, we found (1) A total of 92% of farmers have fully realized the importance of rural living environment, but most people have adopted a wait-and-see attitude and a lack of motivation to participate. (2) A total of 65% of farmers participate in the collection and classification of domestic waste, 22% of the farmers participate in captivity livestock behavior, and 19% of farmers participate in the response behavior of domestic sewage treatment. (3) A significant positive correlation occurs between income level and farmers’ cognition and behavior response. (4) The education standards of the public are not correlated with the farmers’ cognition but is significantly correlated with farmers’ behavioral response. (5) The cognitive and behavioral response of females to RLERP is significantly higher than that of men. 6) In the process from cognition to the action response, farmers’ cognition is positively correlated with action response. On this basis, some measures and suggestions to improve the response of farmers to rural living environment renovation are put forward.

From whom do we learn group norms? Low-ranking group members are perceived as the best sources

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer E Dannals ◽  
Emily Reit ◽  
Dale T. Miller
Keyword(s):  
Social Norms ◽  
Correlation Study ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Norm Perception ◽  
Lower Ranking ◽  
Group Members ◽  
Groups And Teams ◽  
Or Team ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
To Receive

Social norm perception is ubiquitous in small groups and teams, but how individuals approach this process is not well understood. When individuals wish to perceive descriptive social norms in a group or team, whose ad- vice and behavior do they prefer to rely on? Four lab studies and one Teld survey demonstrate that when in- dividuals seek information about a team’s social norms they prefer to receive advice from lower-ranking indi- viduals (Studies 1–4) and give greater weight to the observed behavior of lower-ranking individuals (Study 5). Results from correlation (Study 3) and moderation (Study 4) approaches suggest this preference stems from the assumption that lower-ranking team members are more attentive to and aware of the descriptive social norms of their team. Alternative mechanisms (e.g., perceived similarity to lower-ranking team members, greater honesty of lower-ranking team members) were also examined, but no support for these was found.

scholarly journals Is systemic lupus erythematosus different in urban versus rural living environment? Data from the Cretan Lupus Epidemiology and Surveillance Registry

Lupus ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 104-113 ◽  
Author(s):  
I Gergianaki ◽  
A Fanouriakis ◽  
C Adamichou ◽  
G Spyrou ◽  
N Mihalopoulos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ◽  
Lupus Erythematosus ◽  
Disease Diagnosis ◽  
Living Environment ◽  
Rural Residence ◽  
Systemic Lupus ◽  
Rural Living ◽  
Urban Rural ◽  
Rural Patients ◽  
Urban Versus

Background Examining urban–rural differences can provide insights into susceptibility or modifying factors of complex diseases, yet limited data exist on systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Objective To study SLE risk, manifestations and severity in relation to urban versus rural residence. Methodology Cross-sectional analysis of the Crete Lupus Registry. Demographics, residency history and clinical data were obtained from interviews and medical records ( N=399 patients). Patients with exclusively urban, rural or mixed urban/rural residence up to enrolment were compared. Results The risk of SLE in urban versus rural areas was 2.08 (95% confidence interval: 1.66–2.61). Compared with rural, urban residence was associated with earlier (by almost seven years) disease diagnosis – despite comparable diagnostic delay – and lower female predominance (6.8:1 versus 15:1). Rural patients had fewer years of education and lower employment rates. Smoking was more frequent among urban, whereas pesticide use was increased among rural patients. A pattern of malar rash, photosensitivity, oral ulcers and arthritis was more prevalent in rural patients. Residence was not associated with organ damage although moderate/severe disease occurred more frequently among rural-living patients (multivariable adjusted odds ratio: 2.17, p=0.011). Conclusion Our data suggest that the living environment may influence the risk, gender bias and phenotype of SLE, not fully accounted for by sociodemographic factors.

Study on Rural Eco-Governance in the Context of New-Type Urbanization

2018 ◽  
Vol 06 (02) ◽  
pp. 1850014
Author(s):  
Fawen YU
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Living Environment ◽  
New Governance ◽  
Capital Input ◽  
Rural Living ◽  
Industrial Enterprises ◽  
Green Development ◽  
Equal Importance ◽  
Leading Position ◽  
New Type

During the process of new-type urbanization, industrial enterprises, as they move to the vast rural areas, have also brought pollution there. Rural eco-governance tackles not only the damage to natural resources and environment, industrial pollution, agricultural non-point source pollution and pollution caused by poultry and livestock raising, but also the aggravation of rural living environment. At present, governments at all levels usually focus solely on urban environment building and eco-governance in rural areas, as a result, is rarely aware of, insufficient in capital input, weak in technical and institutional support. To improve rural eco-governance substantially, governments at all levels should attach equal importance to rural and new urban ecological development and take effective measures in the following aspects: (1) improving top-level design and reinforce the leading position of the green development concept; (2) increasing capital input and improve rural eco-governance facilities; (3) making technological innovations and integration to support rural eco-governance; and (4) creating new governance mechanisms to enhance rural eco-governance.

scholarly journals PRO-ENVIRONMENTAL BEHAVIOR AND RECYCLING: LITERATURE REVIEW AND POLICY CONSIDERATIONS

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 ◽  
Author(s):  
EDUARDO CHIERRITO-ARRUDA ◽  
ANA LUISA MARTINS ROSA ◽  
EDNEIA APARECIDA DE SOUZA PACCOLA ◽  
REGIANE DA SILVA MACUCH ◽  
RUTE GROSSI-MILANI
Keyword(s):  
Social Norms ◽  
Public Management ◽  
Political Action ◽  
Environmental Attitudes ◽  
Environmental Behavior ◽  
Public Policies ◽  
Environmental Behaviors ◽  
Environmental Attitudes And Behavior ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Attitudes And Behavior

Abstract The environmental scenario requires the participation of the society in the integration of individual responsibilities to the political action. The recycling pro-environmental behavior contributes to the proper disposal of solid waste, a major challenge in urban public management. The article aims to analyze the scientific production of the pro-environmental behaviors and recycling in order to weave notes that promote behavioral changes provided for in public policies. The PsycINFO, Scielo and EBSCOhost databases were consulted using the keywords: environmental attitudes, pro-environmental behavior and recycling. We selected 51 articles, among which predominated the investigation into motivation to recycle behavior, influence of social network and social norms. Environmental attitudes and behavior to recycle have shown to be related to social norms, motivation, identity, altruism and awareness; these should be considered when planning public policies and environmental awareness actions.

The adaptive consumer: shifting attitudes, behavior change and CSA membership renewal

2008 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 136-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Willow Saranna Russell ◽  
Lydia Zepeda
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Behavior Change ◽  
Social Norms ◽  
Consumer Preferences ◽  
Environmentally Friendly ◽  
Community Supported Agriculture ◽  
Behavior Changes ◽  
Structural Elements ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Conceptual Community

AbstractA qualitative study was conducted with a subset of a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) membership base in Wisconsin, USA to examine attitude and behavior change associated with membership. Changes that were examined included: modified eating or cooking habits, increased consideration of food seasonality and associated consumer preferences for seasonal products, and an enhanced appreciation for farming. Although this study investigated ‘spillover’ attitude or behavior changes (e.g. reduced driving or increased use of environmentally friendly cleaning products), none were observed. This study indicates that attitude and behavior changes are generated by the structural elements of CSA including exposure to the farm, interactions with the farmer, and the constraints imposed by a pre-selected bundle of vegetables. There was no indication that changes occur due to the development and enforcement of social norms within the CSA membership base. Community, in the context of this CSA, is expressed primarily as a conceptual community of interest. Our results suggest that demonstrated attitude and behavior change increases the likelihood that a consumer will renew their CSA membership.

Study on Resources and Environment of Rural Houses in Western China

2012 ◽  
Vol 518-523 ◽  
pp. 5939-5942
Author(s):  
Liang Bin Tan
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Energy Saving ◽  
Indoor Environment ◽  
Living Conditions ◽  
Living Environment ◽  
Natural System ◽  
Western China ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
Rural People ◽  
Rural Living

With the acceleration of urbanization, the rural living environment and energy consumption have changed greatly. Through the analysis of the indoor environment and energy consumption of rural houses in western China, the author puts forward to a series of methods and ways to improve the rural living conditions and energy saving so that the rural houses to be built would decrease the interference of existing natural system as far as possible, reduce the utilization of one-off energy sources and improve the living environment of rural people fundamentally.

scholarly journals Neighborhood Care and Neighborhood Bonds: An Unequal Relationship

2020 ◽  
pp. 001391652093745
Author(s):  
M. Carmen Hidalgo ◽  
Pilar Moreno-Jiménez ◽  
Gabriel Muiños ◽  
Bernardo Hernández
Keyword(s):  
Social Norms ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Environmental Psychology ◽  
Place Identity ◽  
Urban Environments ◽  
Residential Satisfaction ◽  
Sociodemographic Characteristics ◽  
Natural Environments ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
The Relationship

Research in environmental psychology has found a positive relationship between place bonds and behaviors related to care and maintenance of place. Although this relationship has been analyzed in natural environments, it has been less frequently studied in urban environments and has yielded contradictory results. The aim of this study is to analyze behavior related to care and conservation of neighborhood and its possible relationship to place bonds, as well as to other variables that we think may be important in explaining this behavior. The participants were 407 residents from eight different neighborhoods with different sociodemographic characteristics in one Spanish city. The results indicate that the relationship between attachment and behavior is significant only in residents with higher socioeconomic levels. These findings may help to explain the contradictory results found in the literature. Other variables which are significant in explaining neighborhood care are social norms, residential satisfaction, and support for protection policies. Place identity was not found to be significantly correlated with neighborhood care.

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