An Involvement-Based Framework For The Study Of Environmentally Concerned Consumers

2001 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter H Bloch ◽  
Subhabrata Bobby Banjeree
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Environmental Concern ◽  
Consumer Involvement ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Research Interest ◽  
Research Activity ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Considerable Research ◽  
Societal Interest

AbstractDuring the 1970's there was considerable research interest in environmentally concerned consumers. Mirroring societal interest levels, such research waned in the 1980's. Today, this topic has regained its relevance, however. Marketers actively target these consumers and public policy makers strive to increase their numbers. In addition, research activity pertaining to these consumers has increased noticeably in recent years. Despite the increased attention to environmental concern, a viable conceptual framework for its study is still lacking. A review of past work indicates that environmental concern has been variously treated as a group of behaviours, attitudes, affect, and intentions. In order to clarify the construct and provide needed theory for its study, a framework of environmental concern is provided here. This framework is drawn from existing work on environmental concern and research pertaining to consumer involvement. The nature, outcomes, and sources for environmental concern are discussed along with marketing and public policy implications.

An Involvement-Based Framework For The Study Of Environmentally Concerned Consumers

2001 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter H Bloch ◽  
Subhabrata Bobby Banjeree
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Environmental Concern ◽  
Consumer Involvement ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Research Interest ◽  
Research Activity ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Considerable Research ◽  
Societal Interest

AbstractDuring the 1970's there was considerable research interest in environmentally concerned consumers. Mirroring societal interest levels, such research waned in the 1980's. Today, this topic has regained its relevance, however. Marketers actively target these consumers and public policy makers strive to increase their numbers. In addition, research activity pertaining to these consumers has increased noticeably in recent years. Despite the increased attention to environmental concern, a viable conceptual framework for its study is still lacking. A review of past work indicates that environmental concern has been variously treated as a group of behaviours, attitudes, affect, and intentions. In order to clarify the construct and provide needed theory for its study, a framework of environmental concern is provided here. This framework is drawn from existing work on environmental concern and research pertaining to consumer involvement. The nature, outcomes, and sources for environmental concern are discussed along with marketing and public policy implications.

Innovazione e strategie del piano urbanistico

TERRITORIO ◽  
2009 ◽  
pp. 21-26
Author(s):  
Paolo Galuzzi
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Research Activity ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Technical Aspects ◽  
Planning Activity ◽  
Reciprocal Influence

- Two forces were at work in the research activity on municipal plans performed within the ‘LabUrb', that of improving the technical aspects and forms of plans and that of the means and strategies adopted to address the problems of cities in the new contemporary dimension. By recognising interconnections and a reciprocal influence between the two lines of research, this contribution concentrates on the second and examines the aspects and conditions of possible improvements within the limits and fields of operations provided by the reformed plan. The commitment on the issues and problems of contemporary cities represents a constant in terms of a certain way of performing planning activity: a reform commitment in the search for more appropriate forms of intervention and for a pragmatic phase of dialogue with public policy-makers.

The Ecological Impact of Anticonsumption Lifestyles and Environmental Concern

2018 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 245-259 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maren Ingrid Kropfeld ◽  
Marcelo Vinhal Nepomuceno ◽  
Danilo C. Dantas
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Environmental Concern ◽  
Ecological Impact ◽  
Sustainable Consumption ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Global Environment ◽  
Voluntary Simplicity ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Alternative Path ◽  
Sustainability Strategies

Unsustainable consumption is an important cause of the continued deterioration of the global environment. The authors compare the ecological impact of anticonsumption lifestyles and environmental concern. Findings indicate that high scores on anticonsumption lifestyles (voluntary simplicity, frugality, and tightwadism) and environmental concern are associated with lower ecological impact. More precisely, the findings show that these lifestyles are not associated with a reduction in consumption, as their stereotypes would imply. Voluntary simplicity (β = −.286) and tightwadism (β = −.216) show a stronger association with lower ecological impact (i.e., are less harmful to the environment) than environmental concern (β = −.190), whereas frugality (β = −.089) is not associated with reduced impact after demographic variables were controlled for. The findings pertaining to voluntary simplicity and tightwadism suggest that resisting consumption is an alternative path toward more sustainable consumption. Public policy makers and marketers can build on these findings and include reduced consumption and sufficiency in their sustainability strategies.

scholarly journals The Environmental Impact of Consumption Lifestyles: Ethically Minded Consumption vs. Tightwads

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (23) ◽  
pp. 9954
Author(s):  
Laurie Touchette ◽  
Marcelo Vinhal Nepomuceno
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Greenhouse Gases ◽  
Carbon Footprint ◽  
Environmental Concern ◽  
Negative Association ◽  
Positive Outcomes ◽  
Voluntary Simplicity ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Ethical Concerns

This study investigates the environmental impact of anti-consumption lifestyles and compares it to environmental concern and ethically minded consumption. Environmental impact was measured in a sample of 357 individuals with a carbon footprint calculator capturing all greenhouse gases released by an individual’s activities. Three types of anti-consumption lifestyles were considered: frugality, voluntary simplicity, and tightwadism. Results suggest that tightwadism is negatively associated with environmental impact. This negative association is stronger when participants are knowledgeable about the emissions impact of their behaviors. These findings suggest that tightwadism can lead to positive outcomes to achieve sustainability. Surprisingly, frugality and voluntary simplicity, as well as environmental concern, are not significantly associated with environmental impact, whereas ethically minded consumption correlates positively with the latter. This study demonstrates that increasing consumers’ environmental and ethical concerns alone might not be an effective way to lead them towards a more sustainable lifestyle. Such findings have important implications for sustainability and public policy makers.

Comparative Perspectives

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Terri E. Givens
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Race Relations ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Racial Equality ◽  
European Politics ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
The Public ◽  
History Of ◽  
Antidiscrimination Policy

Despite a long history of colonialism, slavery, immigration, and ethnic conflict in Europe, issues of racism and discrimination have only recently gained the attention of policy makers in many European countries. In this chapter, I will examine how the issue of race has been dealt with in the literature related to European politics and discuss the development of “race relations” or antidiscrimination policy, particularly the situation in France, Britain, and Germany. I will focus on the development of antidiscrimination prior to harmonization under the EU’s racial equality directive (RED) as an example of the public policy implications of immigration and race in Europe.

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