Climate actions on the neighbourhood level—Individual, collective, cultural, and socio-structural factors

• DOI: 10.1371/journal.pclm.0000424
• Publication Date: 2024-11-26T22:44:26Z
• Authors: Christian A. Klöc...; Michael Brenner-F...; Giuseppe Carrus; Eugenio De Gregorio; Löfström Erica; Ruzica Luketina; Anni Niemi; Hanna Pihkola; Stephan Schwarzinger; Lassi Similä; Laura Sokka
• Keywords: Neighbourhood (mathematics)

This paper takes a multi-perspective approach to understand drivers and barriers of climate action on the neighbourhood level. We start with assumption that actions level citizens are most motivating promising, when conducted jointly within established social systems like neighbourhoods. A survey implemented in neighbourhoods (3 Austria, 2 Norway, Italy, Finland). The were partly rural communities (4) urban or semi-urban areas (5). In total, 1.084 answers retained between summer 2022 2023. impact factors from different perspectives self-reported number tested stepwise structural-equation-modelling-approach. analyses show intentions act both individual collective as represented by behaviour four domains (travel, diet, protest, general action) neighbourhoods, but more important. addition, local cultural aspects have an action, indicated two extremely Finnish being many variables. On socio-structural level, males households younger children report less whereas larger people university degree more. Intentions individually mostly determined perceived efficacy attitudes, also selected factors. Collective depend capital neighbourhood, efficacy, norms, well Concluding, this emphasises order stimulate climate-related citizens, individual, collective, must be taken into account where everyday place, is relevant unit analysis do so.