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Human Behavior and Environmental Sustainability

Problems, Driving Forces, and Research Topics

Bibliographic Data

ID10220163
AuthorsCharles Vlek (0000-0002-4009-9100, University of Groningen, corresponding author), Linda Steg (0000-0002-8375-9607, University of Groningen)
Year2007
Volume63
Issue1
Pages1-19
Publication date2007-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Social Issues (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-4537 • E-ISSN: 1540-4560
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1540-4560.2007.00493.x
OpenAlexW2171902458
LanguageEN
Citations received81
References cited51

Social and behavioral research is crucial for securing environmental sustainability and improving human living environments. To put the following articles into broader perspective, we first give an overview of worldwide developments in environmental quality and trends in resource use. Second, five general driving forces of global environmental change are distinguished: population, affluence, technology, institutions, and culture; these are considered in view of critical transitions in the evolution of human society. Third, inspired by a four‐stage model approach to common resource dilemmas, our introduction describes this issue's specific topics for research and policy support concerning environmental sustainability at different scale levels. Finally, the necessity of multidisciplinary collaboration and desirable developments in environmental psychology are discussed

Climate change · Economics · Engineering ethics · Environmental change · Environmental ethics · Environmental Psychology · Environmental quality · Environmental resource management · Management science · Multidisciplinary approach · Perspective (graphical · Political science · Population · Resource (disambiguation · Social science · Sociology · Sustainability · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Climate Change Communication and Perception · Computer Science · Ecology · Engineering · Environmental Education and Sustainability · Psychology · Social Psychology

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Citation span2007 - 2026 (20)
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