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1. The interconnected dynamics of social practices and their implications for transformative change: A review

Author:
Antje Klitkou; Simon Bolwig; Andreas Huber; Lina Ingeborgrud; Przemysław Pluciński; Harald Rohracher; Doris Schartinger; Mara Thiene; Piotr Żuk
Source:
Sustainable Production and Consumption 2022 v.31 pp. 603-614
ISSN:
2352-5509
Subject:
public policy,   etc   ; collective action; recreation;     Show all 3 Subjects
Abstract:
... This review article analyses the interconnectedness of different fields of social practice. Our aim is to understand if and how the literature using social practice theory addresses these interrelations and how this is linked to questions of sustainability transformations. Based on our review, we suggest a framework that conceives everyday-life practices of working, dwelling, mobility, eating, and ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.spc.2022.03.027

2. How can residents be motivated to participate in waste recycling? An analysis based on two survey experiments in China

Author:
Bin Lu; Jie Wang
Source:
Waste management 2022 v.143 pp. 206-214
ISSN:
0956-053X
Subject:
public policy,   etc   ; models; people; surveys; China;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... Waste recycling constitutes an important part of sustainable municipal eco-management, but the chronic and enduring problem in China is how to motivate residents to participate. Although previous research has found that persuasive incentives can exert a powerful influence on people’s pro-environmental behavior, little work placed much emphasis on the effect of various incentives and make a compari ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.wasman.2022.02.034

3. Data on Gaussian copula modelling of the views of sport club members relating to community sport, Australian sport policy and advocacy

Author:
Charles Mountifield
Source:
Data in Brief 2022 v.42 pp. 108111
ISSN:
2352-3409
Subject:
public policy,   etc   ; advocacy; education; finance; medicine; sports;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... In Australia, community sport plays an essential role in the objectives of national sports organizations and local and national social policy more generally. The opinions of senior community sport club officials (n=53) in rural New South Wales concerning sustainability, policy and advocacy matters impacting upon community sports clubs (CSCs) were identified. Participants were surveyed to establish ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.dib.2022.108111

4. Effect of protected areas on forest crimes in Brazil

Author:
Saulo de Oliveira Folharini; Silas Nogueira de Melo; Stephen R. Cameron
Source:
Journal of environmental planning and management 2022 v.65 no.2 pp. 272-287
ISSN:
1360-0559
Subject:
public policy,   etc   ; crime; crime prevention; deforestation; forests; Brazil;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... Forest crimes are a sparsely researched topic. There is ample evidence that protected areas play a role in lessening deforestation in the developing world, but their relationship to forest crimes is unknown. We examine the coastal municipalities of São Paulo State, Brazil to identify what role protected areas play in the incidence of forest crimes, using a series of regression models. Our findings ...
DOI:
10.1080/09640568.2021.1881885

5. Tractors, states, markets and agrarian change in Africa

Author:
Lídia Cabral; Kojo S. Amanor
Source:
Journal of peasant studies 2022 v.49 no.1 pp. 129-136
ISSN:
1743-9361
Subject:
public policy,   etc   ; agricultural policy; mechanization; peasantry; tractors; Africa;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... Mechanisation has made a comeback to agricultural policy in Africa, encouraging scholars to revisit seminal literature on induced innovation. Recent studies emphasise the role for markets in addressing Africa’s mechanisation gaps and warn about past government failures to be avoided. The trust in the ability of markets to offer optimal solutions is debatable. Markets are shaped, as states are, by ...
DOI:
10.1080/03066150.2021.1918115

6. Targeting Women's vulnerable employment through social protection: A quasi-experimental regression discontinuity design

Author:
Mudassira Sarfraz; Muhammad Kamran; Noor Ullah Khan; Muhammad Khalique; Zubaria Andlib
Source:
Heliyon 2022 v.8 no.2 pp. e08964
ISSN:
2405-8440
Subject:
public policy,   etc   ; employment; face; income; macroeconomics; poverty; socioeconomics; Pakistan;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... In Pakistan, women face economic and social vulnerability, which keeps them underpaid even without social barriers. Government micro and macroeconomic policies are aimed at income generation rather than making women part of the economic mainstream. The cash transfer program is an essential component of social protection policy in the developing world, with one of its key objectives of raising wome ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e08964

7. Building an agroecological model to understand the effects of agrochemical subsidies on farmer decisions

Author:
David Bernal Hoyo; Omar Felipe Giraldo; Peter M. Rosset; Oliver López Corona; Julian Perez Cassarino; Sunil Nautiyal
Source:
Agroecology and sustainable food systems 2022 v.46 no.5 pp. 712-735
ISSN:
2168-3573
Subject:
public policy,   etc   ; agrochemicals; agroecology; ecological balance; farmers; markets; simulation models;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... We present a simple simulation model whose purpose is to explore qualitatively and heuristically the effects that agrochemical subsidies could have on the type of decisions farmers make about their plots (keeping other variables fixed). We use elements of Chayanovian thinking and ecological complexity as a basis, considering that this decision is made by families with heterogeneous preferences in ...
DOI:
10.1080/21683565.2022.2039837

8. Who benefits from nature? A quantitative intersectional perspective on inequalities in contact with nature and the gender gap outdoors

Author:
Kathryn Colley; Katherine N. Irvine; Margaret Currie
Source:
Landscape and urban planning 2022 v.223 pp. 104420
ISSN:
0169-2046
Subject:
public policy,   etc   ; adults; environmental stewardship; gender; household surveys; landscapes; Scotland;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... Spending time outdoors in natural environments is associated with an array of benefits to individuals’ health and wellbeing, as well as being implicated in the development of connections to the natural world, attachment to place, and environmental stewardship behaviours. Disparities between population subgroups in relation to frequency of nature contact may, however, shape the extent to which natu ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.landurbplan.2022.104420

9. The Origin and Vision of National Cultural Park Management Policy in China

Author:
Zou Tongqian; Qiu Ziyi; Huang Xin
Source:
Journal of resources and ecology 2022 v.13 no.4 pp. 720-733
ISSN:
1674-764X
Subject:
public policy,   etc   ; cultural heritage; ecology; evolution; fruits; management systems; vision; China;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... Research on the evolution of cultural policy is the key in the field of public policy study, and it is also an important means to solve the problems that have emerged in cultural heritage management. The National Cultural Park is an innovative cultural heritage protection system proposed by Chinese leaders within the context of national rejuvenation and building a culturally-strong country campaig ...
DOI:
10.5814/j.issn.1674-764x.2022.04.017

10. Which financial stressors are linked to food insecurity among older adults in the United Kingdom, Germany, and the Netherlands? An exploratory study

Author:
Cäzilia Loibl; Wändi Bruine de Bruin; Barbara Summers; Simon McNair; Pieter Verhallen
Source:
Food security 2022 v.14 no.2 pp. 533-556
ISSN:
1876-4517
Subject:
public policy,   etc   ; food security; risk; socioeconomics; surveys; Germany; Netherlands; United Kingdom;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... Food insecurity among adults age 65 and older is a growing public policy concern in European countries, but the extent of the problem and the related financial stressors are unclear. The purpose of this paper is to measure the percent of food insecure individuals in a targeted sample of financially fragile older adults, and to identify associated financial stressors and socio-economic characterist ...
DOI:
10.1007/s12571-021-01206-3

11. An Amazonian lake and the quality of life of its women: the case of Maicá, Santarém, Brazil (2018)

Author:
Wandicleia Lopes de Sousa; Thiago Almeida Vieira
Source:
Environment, development and sustainability 2022 v.24 no.1 pp. 1428-1444
ISSN:
1387-585X
Subject:
public policy,   etc   ; environment; farms; fish; lakes; quality of life; religion; Amazonia; Brazil;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... This paper aims to identify the perceived quality of life of women who fish and farm in the Maicá Lake region, Santarém, Brazilian Amazonia. The study was realized in 2018 and involved 18 women residing in two districts of Santarém (structured interview with open questions). The results indicate that the women's quality of life was related to factors such as health, family, work, religion, and com ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10668-021-01486-x

12. Economics of stationary energy storage systems: Driving faster adoption for behind-the-meter applications in India

Author:
Tejpavan Gandhok; Pranusha Manthri
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2022 v.330 pp. 129610
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
public policy,   etc   ; batteries; business planning; carbon; economic sustainability; energy; generators (equipment); India;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... Managing the transition to a low carbon economy is a complex challenge that needs both early wins and a longer-term alternate technologies leapfrog, to better supplement existing public policies. Relative to the significant investment and policy focus on renewable energy generation and Electric Vehicles (EV) - both globally and in India - Stationary Energy Storage systems (ESS) have received far l ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.129610

13. How can public policy encourage private investments in Indian agriculture? Input subsidies vs. public investment

Author:
Nusrat Akber; Kirtti Ranjan Paltasingh; Ashok K. Mishra
Source:
Food policy 2022 v.107 pp. 102210
ISSN:
0306-9192
Subject:
public policy,   etc   ; credit; education; fertilizers; food policy; irrigation; models; public investment; trade;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... Private on-farm investment has been lacking by smallholders in Indian agriculture. This study explores the efficiency of alternative public expenditures to support Indian agriculture and encourage private on-farm investment. Specifically, the paper examines the crowding-in effect of input subsidies and other forms of public investments on private on-farm investment. The study uses an autoregressiv ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodpol.2021.102210

14. How do tourism sustainability and nature affinity affect social engagement propensity? The central roles of nature conservation attitude and personal tourist experience

Author:
Mbaye Fall Diallo; Fatou Diop-Sall; Erick Leroux; Marc-Antoine Vachon
Source:
Ecological economics 2022 v.200 pp. 107503
ISSN:
0921-8009
Subject:
public policy,   etc   ; ecological economics; equations; natural resources conservation; tourism; tourists; France; Quebec;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... Tourism sustainability has been extensively investigated in prior research. Yet, its relationships with social engagement remain unclear. The objective of this research is to investigate the direct and indirect effects of tourism sustainability and nature affinity on social engagement propensity. It relies on structural equation modeling and on three different studies across different time periods ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolecon.2022.107503

15. Influences of car sharing and car license plate lottery policy on consumer preference and accessibility in urban mobility system: A stated choice experiment in Beijing

Author:
Lixian Qian; Zhan Pang; Didier Soopramanien
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2022 v.362 pp. 132505
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
public policy,   etc   ; consumer preferences; logit analysis; nests; public transportation; sustainable development; China;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... Sustainable mobility is critical to achieve sustainable development goals. Public policy makers worldwide have introduced different policy instruments to motivate sustainable mobility such as promoting car sharing and introducing car license plate lottery. Limited attention has been devoted to studying the effects of these types of policies on consumers' accessibility in urban mobility system, in ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.132505

16. The evolution, consolidation and future challenges of wind energy in Uruguay

Author:
Kleber Costa Corrêa; Mauricio Uriona-Maldonado; Caroline Rodrigues Vaz
Source:
Energy policy 2022 v.161 pp. 112758
ISSN:
0301-4215
Subject:
public policy,   etc   ; direct contact; energy; energy policy; markets; wind; wind power; Uruguay;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... Within a 20-year timeframe, Uruguay transitioned from being a hydro and thermal energy-dependent country to one of the world's leaders in wind energy, including a vast surplus capacity enabling energy exports to its neighbors. Even though the country presents one of the best examples of a successful implementation of clear and sound energy policy, it is still little known overseas. Therefore, the ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.enpol.2021.112758

17. Secular trends and customer characteristics of sweetened beverage and water purchasing at US convenience and other small food stores, 2014–2017

Author:
Megan R. Winkler; Kathleen Lenk; Darin Erickson; Melissa N. Laska
Source:
international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity 2022 v.19 no.1 pp. 37
ISSN:
1479-5868
Subject:
public policy,   etc   ; energy; fruits; income; nutrition; physical activity; sports; sugar sweetened beverages; tea;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular health is linked to sugar- and artificially-sweetened beverages (SSBs and ASBs). Prior studies document declines in SSB purchases. However, it is unclear if similar trends exist at convenience and other small food outlets, which often serve lower-income communities and where objective point-of-sales data are difficult to obtain. We examined trends (2014–2017) in observed ...
DOI:
10.1186/s12966-022-01268-2

18. Anti-Ageism Social Actions: Lights and Shadows

Author:
Macarena Sánchez-Izquierdo; Rodrigo García-Sánchez; Rocío Fernández-Ballesteros
Source:
Land 2022 v.11 no.2 pp. -
ISSN:
2073-445X
Subject:
public policy,   etc   ; gender; information sources; land; national surveys; questionnaires; races; social problems; stereotyped behavior;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... Ageism refers to the stereotypes, prejudices and discrimination towards others or oneself due to age, and it is the most prevalent type of social disadvantage, even more so than those due to gender and race, with negative effects worldwide. Ageism is an evidently real social problem that needs to be addressed and fought. Our study has two main objectives: firstly, to study to what extent programme ...
DOI:
10.3390/land11020195

19. The unintended consequences of Egypt's institutional land regime on unplanned settlement growth in the Nile Valley

Author:
Mahmood Abdelkader; Richard Sliuzas; Luc Boerboom; Jaap Zevenbergen
Source:
Land use policy 2022 v.113 pp. 105887
ISSN:
0264-8377
Subject:
public policy,   etc   ; agricultural land; human settlements; land policy; land use; politics; stakeholders; vision; Egypt;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... Egypt has been facing substantial unplanned human settlement growth on agricultural land since the 1950s. Although plans to better manage future settlement growth are ongoing, a full understanding of unplanned settlement growth on agricultural land remains lacking. This study investigated why and how unplanned human settlement growth occurs in Assiut Governorate, the Nile Valley. A mixed-method ap ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.landusepol.2021.105887

20. Fiscal decentralization and public budgets for energy RD&D: A race to the bottom?

Author:
Yacouba Kassouri
Source:
Energy policy 2022 v.161 pp. 112761
ISSN:
0301-4215
Subject:
public policy,   etc   ; adverse effects; decentralization; energy efficiency; energy policy; income; regression analysis; renewable energy sources;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... In previous studies, fiscal decentralization and public support to energy research development and demonstration (RD&D) have so far been investigated separately. This study combines these two strands of the literature on public policy by exploring the effects of fiscal decentralization (FID) on budget allocation for energy RD&D in renewable energy and energy efficiency fields (GERDD). With the pan ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.enpol.2021.112761