Bridging Local Governments and Residents for Household Waste Source Separation Using a Business-Driven, Multi-Stakeholder Cooperative Partnership Model—A Case Study of HUGE Recycling in Yuhang, Hangzhou, China DOI Open Access

Qiannan Zhuo,

Chen Liu,

Bei-Qi Wang

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Sustainability, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 15(15), P. 11727 - 11727

Published: July 29, 2023

Rapid economic development has led to an overwhelming surge in waste generation, demanding urgent and comprehensive management solutions, particularly developing countries. Source separation is a critical indispensable step integrated featured as government-led pattern general. However, its implementation challenges persist many cities because of complex systems lack multi-stakeholder partnerships. Since there paucity empirical research focusing specifically on the recycling business, this study presents case HUGE Recycling, operating Yuhang District, Hangzhou, China, explore effectiveness business-driven, partnership model promoting source separation. The paper reveals that business plays significant role bridging gap between local governments, residents, industry identifies some key factors cooperative model, fulfilling requirements multi-stakeholders. This fosters collaboration industry, encouraging active participation alleviating government’s burden. findings highlight potential applicability Recycling Model resource-constrained countries for better resource management.

Language: Английский

The influencing factors of residents’ willingness to pay in marine ecological restoration: The integration of the theory of planned behavior and social capital theory DOI
Zhihua Xu,

Juan Xu,

Shuqin Li

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Marine Policy, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 161, P. 106031 - 106031

Published: Jan. 22, 2024

Language: Английский

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Applying a Combination of SEM and fsQCA to Predict Tourist Resource-Saving Behavioral Intentions in Rural Tourism: An Extension of the Theory of Planned Behavior DOI Open Access
Zheng Wei, Hongliang Qiu, Alastair M. Morrison

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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 20(2), P. 1349 - 1349

Published: Jan. 11, 2023

How to save resources and protect the environment at destinations is one of hot issues in tourism. One effective solution cultivate tourist resource-saving behavioral intentions (TRSBI). Prior studies mainly use Structural equation modeling (SEM) explore its antecedents, whereas other potential methods (i.e., fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis, fsQCA for short) have been less adopted. This study combines SEM examine TRSBI a rural tourism context. Specifically, executed investigate how environmental concern influences based on theory planned behavior (TPB), while applied uncover multiple configurations formation. The findings from indicated that (1) positively directly influenced TRSBI; (2) TPB constructs attitudes toward behavior, subjective norms, perceived control) separately mediated associations with TRSBI. outcomes showed three result high level TRSBI: control, concern, (3) concern. combined approaches offer systematic holistic

Language: Английский

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Self-Identity Matters: An Extended Theory of Planned Behavior to Decode Tourists’ Waste Sorting Intentions DOI Open Access
Jian Cao, Hongliang Qiu, Alastair M. Morrison

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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 20(6), P. 5099 - 5099

Published: March 14, 2023

Waste sorting is a practical way of handling the garbage and an effective strategy for facilitating sustainable waste management. This research extended theory planned behavior (TPB) with self-identity moral norms to predict intentions in heritage context tourism. A total 403 valid self-administrated questionnaires were achieved at destination China. The results indicated that: (1) TPB variables (i.e., attitudes toward behavior, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control), self-identity, all directly positively linked tourists' intentions, respectively; (2) indirectly influenced through mediation norms; (3) integrated model exhibited better predictive utility than any single model. contributes literature on management tourism by extending identity personal normative constructs. It also provides implications managers leverage

Language: Английский

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Attitudes of Slovak Consumers towards the Generation of Waste in Tourism DOI Creative Commons
Ľubomíra Kubíková, Stanislav Rudý, Viera Kubičková

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Ekonomika, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 104(1), P. 103 - 121

Published: March 17, 2025

The objective of this study is to analyse the relationship between tourist attitudes towards waste generation in Slovakia and their corresponding behaviours. With an increasing emphasis on environmental responsibility, understanding behaviours beliefs tourists concerning management crucial for promoting sustainable practices within tourism. This research focused specifically visiting Slovakia, offering valuable insights into attitudes. A questionnaire was distributed electronically 324 respondents through platforms such as MS Teams, email, social networks. captured regarding generation, responsible consumption, environmentally practices. sample size responses validated representativeness. statistical method, principal component factor analysis (PCA), used assess data suitability identify underlying patterns. Correlation conducted examine relationships variables, with a significance check included. results showed significant correlation reduction provides important implications tourism enhancing stewardship industry. These findings offer that can support more targeted interventions so improve tourism, thereby contributing Slovakia’s sustainability goals.

Language: Английский

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Intelligent Agents for Outdoor Workers: A Systematic Review DOI

Yeaji Lee,

Nazila Roofigari‐Esfahan, Sang Won Lee

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International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 20

Published: March 19, 2025

Language: Английский

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Behavioral Response Analysis of Rural Residents’ Living Waste Classification: Evidence from Jiangsu, China DOI Open Access

Jiayi Kan,

Ning Zhu,

Yifu Zhao

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Sustainability, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 17(8), P. 3529 - 3529

Published: April 15, 2025

Maximizing rural residents’ primary role in domestic waste sorting and management is critical to improving the living environment advancing socioeconomic development. This study aims analyze entire process of by residents using sample data from 2420 households surveyed 2021 China Land Economic Survey (CLES). Based on Theory Planned Behavior (TPB), this develops a research framework for analyzing waste-sorting behavior. It examines inter-relationships among behavioral cognition, intention, response employs structural equation modeling (SEM) empirical verification. The results demonstrate that subjective norms, classification attitudes, perceived control exert statistically significant positive effects both intention responses toward sorting. Moreover, demonstrates predictive effect actual further identifies mediating throughout process, while potential correlations norm, attitude, suggest additional mechanisms underlying warrant exploration.

Language: Английский

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Social capital and behavioral response to water scarcity: Sustainable agriculture policies pathways for adopting dry direct-seeded rice DOI Creative Commons
Moslem Savari,

Mohammadamin Ghezi,

Homa Molavi

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Agricultural Water Management, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 313, P. 109478 - 109478

Published: April 16, 2025

Language: Английский

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Broadening our understanding of what drives stewardship engagement: Relationships between social capital and willingness to engage in nature stewardship DOI Open Access
Emma Church, Kerrie A. Wilson, Angela J. Dean

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Journal of Environmental Management, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 342, P. 118128 - 118128

Published: May 19, 2023

Language: Английский

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Reverse logistics toward a circular economy: Consumer behavioral intention toward polyethylene terephthalate (PET) recycling in Indonesia DOI Creative Commons
Yuniar Farida, Nurhadi Siswanto, Iwan Vanany

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Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 10, P. 100807 - 100807

Published: June 22, 2024

Indonesia has the second-highest level of ocean plastic pollution. Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic, used in food and beverage packaging, is most accessible for recycling. Recycling PET waste can address issue management support a circular economy, while protecting environment. However, consumer participation crucial maintaining recycling programs. In this study, we determined driving forces customer with respect to post-consumption waste. The Theory Planned Behavior (TPB) was understand factors that motivate consumers' intentions. We conducted survey assess behavior related usage (with 294 respondents), using questionnaire; analyze results, structural equation model partial least squares (SEM-PLS). attitudes, moral norms, consequence awareness consumers significantly affected their Perceived subjective norms did not affect desire. Indonesia, after consumption primarily involves disposal. This study improves understanding help businesses governments implement strategies encourage return goods. addition, enriches literature on reverse logistics from perspective.

Language: Английский

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Linking Perceived Environmental CSR to Residents’ Environmental Citizenship Behavior in Rural Tourism: The Mediating Role of Resident–Environment Relationship Quality DOI Open Access

Xiaojuan Rao,

Hongliang Qiu, Alastair M. Morrison

et al.

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 19(24), P. 16566 - 16566

Published: Dec. 9, 2022

Residents’ environmental citizenship behavior is essential to the protection and sustainable development of rural destinations. However, previous research with regards has focused on an employee perspective, rather than a resident one. Through theoretical lens Stimulus-Organism-Response (SOR) model, our examined how perceived CSR (ECSR) contributes residents’ behavior, resident-environment relationship quality acting as organism. Data collected from Chinese destination were analyzed structural equation modeling approach. Results indicate that: (1) ECSR directly positively influences behavior; (2) variables (i.e., identification commitment) affect (3) affects commitment; (4) mediate effect behavior. The current complements existing tourism literature focus aspect residents in findings also provide some practical implications that potentially facilitate adoption among for management.

Language: Английский

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