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1. Consumer segmentation based on Stated environmentally-friendly behavior in the food domain

Author:
Funk, Angela; Sütterlin, Bernadette; Siegrist, Michael
Source:
Sustainable Production and Consumption 2021 v.25 pp. 173-186
ISSN:
2352-5509
Subject:
sociodemographic characteristics,   etc   ; cluster analysis; consumers (people); environmental impact; fish consumption; food consumption; food waste; households; marketing strategies; meat consumption; personality; questionnaires;     Show all 12 Subjects
Abstract:
... Food consumption has a large environmental impact, but the total impact of households can be reduced substantially by changing consumers’ food-related decisions and behaviors. Consumers differ in their motives and willingness to behave in an environmentally-friendly manner with regard to food consumption. Therefore, it is important to identify different types of consumers in order to develop and i ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.spc.2020.08.010

2. How are personal values related to choice drivers? An application with Chinese wine consumers

Author:
Corsi, Armando Maria; Modroño, Juan Ignacio; Mariel, Petr; Cohen, Justin; Lockshin, Larry
Source:
Food quality and preference 2020 v.86 pp. 103989
ISSN:
0950-3293
Subject:
sociodemographic characteristics,   etc   ; consumers (people); gender; income; personality; wines;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... This paper investigates the relationship between the choice drivers for wine among Chinese consumers with their personal values, using two sets of Best-Worst Scaling data.We first provide a ranking of the personal values and wine choice drivers of the population at hand. We then classify the respondents in terms of their choice drivers by means of a Latent Class Clustering. Lastly, we analyse the ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodqual.2020.103989

3. Ecological Worldview as the Central Component of Environmental Concern: Clarifying the Role of the NEP

Author:
Xiao, Chenyang; Dunlap, Riley E.; Hong, Dayong
Source:
Society & natural resources 2019 v.32 no.1 pp. 53-72
ISSN:
1521-0723
Subject:
sociodemographic characteristics,   etc   ; public opinion; surveys;     Show all 3 Subjects
Abstract:
... This study examines whether an ecological worldview—operationalized by the New Ecological Paradigm (NEP) Scale--serves as the source of coherence of Environmental Concern (EC). Using data on four samples from the 1992 Gallup “Health of the Planet” Survey and the 2003 and 2010 Chinese General Social Surveys, we found that in all samples not only is the NEP the most powerful predictor of EC, but it ...
DOI:
10.1080/08941920.2018.1501529

4. Tipping point: When patients stop eating and drinking in the last phase of their life

Author:
Blum, David; Jensen, Wiebke; Ullrich, Anneke; Hlawatsch, Cornelia; Bokemeyer, Carsten; Oechsle, Karin
Source:
Clinical nutrition ESPEN 2020 v.38 pp. 280-282
ISSN:
2405-4577
Subject:
sociodemographic characteristics,   etc   ; death; deglutition; distress; food intake; intravenous injection; management systems; neoplasms; patients; retrospective studies; taste;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... Eating and drinking are essential also in social life. Nutrition and hydration (N&H) at end of life are often a source of discussion and distress. Stopping eating and drinking is a defining element of the dying phase, however, this time point is not well defined. The aim of this retrospective analysis was to investigate whether such a time point can be detected, whether there are specific characte ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.clnesp.2020.04.012

5. Adoption of new silvicultural methods in Mediterranean forests: the influence of educational background and sociodemographic factors on marker decisions

Author:
Bravo-Oviedo, Andrés; Marchi, Maurizio; Travaglini, Davide; Pelleri, Francesco; Manetti, Maria Chiara; Corona, Piermaria; Cruz, Fátima; Bravo, Felipe; Nocentini, Susanna
Source:
Annals of forest science 2020 v.77 no.2 pp. 48
ISSN:
1286-4560
Subject:
sociodemographic characteristics,   etc   ; data analysis; ecosystem management; experts; forestry; forests; gender; probability; trees; Italy;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... KEY MESSAGE : The adoption of new silvicultural methods and approaches requires an understanding of the differences between those and “old” or “conventional” approaches, along with extensive training to break previous knowledge bias. CONTEXT : Forestry is in transition towards ecosystem-based management, and new silvicultural approaches are appearing worldwide. However, the adoption of an alternat ...
DOI:
10.1007/s13595-020-00947-z

6. Is the Sri Lankan ecotourism industry threatened by climate change? A case study of Rekawa coastal wetland using contingent visitation approach

Author:
Salpage, Nesha Dushani; Aanesen, Margrethe; Amarasinghe, Oscar
Source:
Environment and development economics 2020 v.25 no.3 pp. 226-243
ISSN:
1469-4395
Subject:
sociodemographic characteristics,   etc   ; case studies; climate change; climatic factors; ecotourism; risk; surveys; tourists; wetlands;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... This study investigates intended visitation behavior of tourists toward Rekawa wetland under anticipated climate change (CC) scenarios. An interview-based contingent visitation survey was conducted with 365 foreign and domestic tourists to estimate the effects of CC on future visitation. Based on two IPCC scenarios using two direct and three indirect climatic factors, we composed a CC environmenta ...
DOI:
10.1017/S1355770X19000391

7. Adoption of electric vehicle: A literature review and prospects for sustainability

Author:
Kumar, Rajeev Ranjan; Alok, Kumar
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2020 v.253 pp. 119911
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
sociodemographic characteristics,   etc   ; electric vehicles; infrastructure; issues and policy; marketing strategies; ownership; research methods; stakeholders;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... Scholarly research on the topic of electric vehicles has witnessed a dramatic increase in the current decade; however, reviews that synthesize and integrate these findings comprehensively have been lacking. This study is an attempt at filling in that void through an integrative review methodology. It includes an integrative review of 239 articles published across Scopus Q1 journals and compiled us ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.119911

8. Quality and reliability of vaccination documentation in the routine childhood immunization program in Burkina Faso: Results from a cross-sectional survey

Author:
Kaboré, Lassané; Méda, Clément Z.; Sawadogo, François; Bengue, Michèle M.; Kaboré, William MF.; Essoh, Alima T.; Gervaix, Alain; Galetto-Lacour, Annick; Médah, Isaïe; Betsem, Edouard
Source:
Vaccine 2020 v.38 no.13 pp. 2808-2815
ISSN:
0264-410X
Subject:
sociodemographic characteristics,   etc   ; caregivers; childhood; children; cross-sectional studies; data quality; regression analysis; vaccination; vaccines; Burkina Faso;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... Accurate and timely vaccination data are important to the Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) to assess individual vaccination status and to monitor performance and vaccine coverage (VC). Since 2013, Burkina Faso introduced several new vaccines into the routine childhood immunization schedule. However, sustained efforts for a timely update and alignment of immunization home-based (HBRs) and hea ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.vaccine.2020.02.023

9. The Impact of State Firearm Laws on Homicide Rates in Suburban and Rural Areas Compared to Large Cities in the United States, 1991‐2016

Author:
Siegel, Michael; Solomon, Benjamin; Knopov, Anita; Rothman, Emily F.; Cronin, Shea W.; Xuan, Ziming; Hemenway, David
Source:
TheJournal of rural health 2020 v.36 no.2 pp. 255-265
ISSN:
0890-765X
Subject:
sociodemographic characteristics,   etc   ; cities; crime; people; rural areas; rural health; suburban areas; urban areas; United States;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... PURPOSE: This article aims to examine whether state firearm laws impact homicide rates differently in suburban and rural areas compared to large cities in the United States. METHODS: We analyzed serial, cross‐sectional data for the 26‐year period 1991‐2016 using a panel design. We examined the relationship between 6 specific state firearm laws and homicide rates in large cities (those with greater ...
DOI:
10.1111/jrh.12387

10. Quantification and determination of household food waste and its relation to sociodemographic characteristics in Croatia

Author:
Ilakovac, Branka; Voca, Neven; Pezo, Lato; Cerjak, Marija
Source:
Waste management 2020 v.102 pp. 231-240
ISSN:
0956-053X
Subject:
sociodemographic characteristics,   etc   ; European Union; children; food waste; households; income; waste management; Croatia;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... Every year in the EU alone, almost 90 million tonnes of food is lost. The sectors contributing the most to this amount are households, accounting for 53% of total food waste. Bearing in mind the fact those two-thirds of this amount refers to the occurrence of waste which is theoretically avoidable, the greatest attention should be paid to the generation of food waste in households. In Croatia, the ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.wasman.2019.10.042

11. Differential determinants and reasons for the non- and partial vaccination of children among Nigerian caregivers

Author:
Sato, Ryoko
Source:
Vaccine 2020 v.38 no.1 pp. 63-69
ISSN:
0264-410X
Subject:
sociodemographic characteristics,   etc   ; caregivers; children; educational status; households; issues and policy; regression analysis; surveys; vaccination; vaccines; Nigeria;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... Vaccination has saved millions of lives. However, the vaccination rate in Nigeria remains low. We differentiate reasons for incomplete vaccination by status: not- and partially- vaccinated, and examine the association between sociodemographic characteristics of caregivers and reasons for incomplete vaccination.Data from the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) conducted in Nigeria in 2016 and ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.09.097

12. Role of Gait Speed, Strength, and Balance in Predicting Adverse Outcomes of Acutely Ill Older Outpatients

Author:
Fortes-Filho, Sileno Queiroz; Aliberti, M. J. R.; Apolinario, D.; Melo-Fortes, J. A.; Sitta, M. C.; Jacob-Filho, W.; Garcez-Leme, L. E.
Source:
The journal of nutrition, health & aging 2020 v.24 no.1 pp. 113-118
ISSN:
1279-7707
Subject:
sociodemographic characteristics,   etc   ; adults at risk; comorbidity; death; exercise test; females; gait; hospitals; patients; prediction; prospective studies;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... AIM: To evaluate the ability of the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) for predicting 1-year adverse outcomes of acutely ill older outpatients. METHODS: Prospective study with 512 acutely ill older outpatients (79.4±8.3 years, 63% female) in an acute care day hospital. The SPPB was administered at admission. Participants were classified as low (0–4 points), intermediate (5–8 points), or hig ...
DOI:
10.1007/s12603-019-1279-6

13. How ordinary wildlife makes local green places special

Author:
Folmer, Akke; Haartsen, Tialda; Huigen, Paulus P. P.
Source:
Landscape research 2019 v.44 no.4 pp. 393-403
ISSN:
1469-9710
Subject:
sociodemographic characteristics,   etc   ; childhood; interviews; memory; wildlife; Netherlands;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... Individuals can have meaningful experiences with iconic wildlife during holidays, but how important is experiencing ordinary wildlife near home? We investigated how wildlife shapes a bond with favourite local green places in the Netherlands. We conducted 13 walk-along interviews with participants of varying sociodemographics. Results show that experiences with ordinary wildlife can lead to three d ...
DOI:
10.1080/01426397.2018.1457142

14. An empirical analysis of domestic electricity load profiles: Who consumes how much and when?

Author:
Trotta, Gianluca
Source:
Applied energy 2020 v.275 pp. 115399
ISSN:
0306-2619
Subject:
sociodemographic characteristics,   etc   ; carbon dioxide; electric energy consumption; electricity; emissions; empirical research; energy industry; households; power generation; seasonal variation;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... With the increased share of renewables in power generation, end users play a key role in keeping the demand at levels that better match variable supply, maintaining lower overall system costs, and reducing carbon dioxide emissions. To increase the potential for demand-side flexibility, a deeper understanding of domestic electricity load profiles is needed. Informed by customer grouping based on si ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.apenergy.2020.115399

15. Public views on carbon taxation and its fairness: a computational-linguistics analysis

Author:
Savin, Ivan; Drews, Stefan; Maestre-Andrés, Sara; van den Bergh, Jeroen
Source:
Climatic change 2020 v.162 no.4 pp. 2107-2138
ISSN:
0165-0009
Subject:
sociodemographic characteristics,   etc   ; carbon; carbon markets; climate change; environmental policy; income; models; regression analysis; renewable energy sources; society; taxes;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... Carbon taxes evoke a variety of public responses, often with negative implications for policy support, implementation, and stringency. Here we use topic modeling to analyze associations of Spanish citizens with a policy proposal to introduce a carbon tax. This involves asking two key questions, to elicit (1) citizens’ associations with a carbon tax and (2) their judgment of the fairness of such a ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10584-020-02842-y

16. Assessing Risk and Prioritizing Safety Interventions in Human Settlements Affected by Large Wildfires

Author:
Oliveira, Sandra; Gonçalves, Ana; Benali, Akli; Sá, Ana; Zêzere, José Luís; Pereira, José Miguel
Source:
Forests 2020 v.11 no.8
ISSN:
1999-4907
Subject:
sociodemographic characteristics,   etc   ; cluster analysis; fire break; fire spread; forest management; land management; risk; risk assessment; villages; wildfires; Portugal;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... The large wildfires of June 2017 disturbed many communities in central Portugal. The civil parish of Alvares was severely affected, with about 60% of its area burnt. Assessing the risk of large wildfires affecting local communities is becoming increasingly important, to reduce potential losses in the future. In this study, we assessed wildfire risk for the 36 villages of Alvares parish, by combini ...
DOI:
10.3390/f11080859

17. Disparities in community water system compliance with the Safe Drinking Water Act

Author:
Statman-Weil, Zoe; Nanus, Leora; Wilkinson, Nancy
Source:
Applied geography 2020 v.121 pp. 102264
ISSN:
0143-6228
Subject:
sociodemographic characteristics,   etc   ; Safe Drinking Water Act; compliance; demographic statistics; drinking water; funding; ownership; rural areas; socioeconomic status; Pennsylvania;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... Understanding potential disparities in community compliance with the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) will help managers effectively and fairly allocate funding for improving drinking water systems. Environmental justice is experienced at the scale of the individual, the household, the neighborhood, or the water service provider and is too fine-grained a scale for spatial analysis with most availabl ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.apgeog.2020.102264

18. “Triple Target” policy framework to influence household energy behavior: Satisfy, strengthen, include

Author:
Spandagos, Constantine; Yarime, Masaru; Baark, Erik; Ng, Tze Ling
Source:
Applied energy 2020 v.269 pp. 115117
ISSN:
0306-2619
Subject:
sociodemographic characteristics,   etc   ; air conditioning; behavior change; consumer attitudes; energy; energy conservation; households; insulating materials; issues and policy; urban areas;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... A broader understanding of the behavioral aspect of energy consumption is increasingly critical for the formulation of policies that are effective in encouraging households to save energy. Such understanding is currently hindered, as the two counterparts of energy-saving behavior, namely efficiency and conservation, are not examined holistically; it is also hindered by the limited exploration of t ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.apenergy.2020.115117

19. Key factors influencing public awareness of household solid waste recycling in urban areas of China: A case study

Author:
Wang, Hui; Liu, Xiao; Wang, Ning; Zhang, Kun; Wang, Fengchuan; Zhang, Shuping; Wang, Renqing; Zheng, Peiming; Matsushita, Michinari
Source:
Resources, conservation, and recycling 2020 v.158 pp. 104813
ISSN:
0921-3449
Subject:
sociodemographic characteristics,   etc   ; case studies; cities; elderly; income; pollution; population growth; questionnaires; recycling; solid wastes; surveys; urban areas; urbanization; China;     Show all 14 Subjects
Abstract:
... With rapid economic development, population growth, and urbanization, household solid waste (HSW) causes significant environmental pollution and health threats to residents. As the sustainable waste management, HSW recycling is an urgent requirement in China and other countries. However, public awareness of HSW recycling and its influencing factors were seldom systematically analyzed in China. In ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.resconrec.2020.104813

20. A meta-analytic review of food safety risk perception

Author:
Machado Nardi, Vinicius Antonio; Teixeira, Rafael; Ladeira, Wagner Junior; de Oliveira Santini, Fernando
Source:
Food control 2020 v.112 pp. 107089
ISSN:
0956-7135
Subject:
sociodemographic characteristics,   etc   ; empirical research; food contamination; food supply chain; guidelines; meta-analysis; risk perception; shelf life; willingness to pay;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... Studies investigating food safety risk perception (FSRP) have substantially increased in recent years, particularly because of recent cases of food contamination. Most studies analysed the effects of FSRP antecedents and their consequences but reported heterogeneous effects. To consolidate these results and provide a more robust and parsimonious picture of FSRP, we conducted a meta-analysis of 128 ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodcont.2020.107089