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Determinants of environmental action with regard to climatic change |
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| Authors: | C Jaeger G Dürrenberger H Kastenholz B Truffer |
| Institution: | (1) Dept. of Environmental Sciences, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ETH-Z, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland;(2) Institute for Behavioral Sciences, ETH-Z, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland;(3) Institute of Geography, University of Fribourg, Pérolles, 1700 Fribourg, Switzerland |
| Abstract: | The study of human dimensions of global climatic change is still in the initial stage of development. Several attempts have been undertaken to define sensible research strategies in the field but until now relatively little empirical work has been undertaken and there is a lack of sound theoretical arguments. The present paper presents a theory-based empirical study of determinants influencing the probability that somebody takes climate-relevant environmental action. Important methodological differences between current models of climate dynamics and models of human reality are discussed in order to build three models of climate-related environmental action. A model focussed on the information transfer from science to the public at large is compared with a model focussed on sociodemographic characteristics and with a model focussed on socio-cultural variables like interpersonal rules and social networks. The hypothesis that the latter model is strongly superior to the former ones is tested and confirmed. Some implications for interdisciplinary cooperation and for policy making are discussed. |
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