From words to action: Improving drinking water behaviour in the urban environment

Polajnar Horvat, Katarina; Smrekar, Aleš

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From words to action: Improving drinking water behaviour in the urban environment Polajnar Horvat, KatarinaSmrekar, Aleš

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From words to action: Improving drinking water behaviour in the urban environment

Geographia Polonica Vol. 90 No. 3 (2017)

Polajnar Horvat, Katarina ; Smrekar, Aleš

environmental awareness ; behavioural geography ; behavioural factors ; drinking water ; sustainable development ; Ljubljana

This article analyzes the impact of selected external and internal factors on environmental behaviour and the relationship between individuals’ willingness to engage in environmentally friendly activity and their actual actions. Our model served as a framework for understanding the development of environmental awareness and the change of habits in favor of sustainability. The main variables included in the model were values, beliefs, norms, perceived environmental control, demographic variables, knowledge, intention, and behaviour. The results based on the example of Ljubljana indicate that environmental motives and knowledge are the factors predominantly influencing actual environmentally friendly habits. It is concluded that a bottom-up approach with selected social influence methods is the most appropriate.

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