Human behavior and sustainability
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Fischer, Joem; Dyball, Robert; Fazey, Ioan; Gross, Catherine; Dovers, Stephen; Ehrlich, Paul R.; Brulle, Robert J.; Christensen, Carleton (Bruin); Borden, Richard
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Sustainability demands changes in human behavior. To this end, priority areas include reforming formal institutions, strengthening the institutions of civil society, improving citizen engagement, curbing consumption and population growth, addressing social justice issues, and reflecting on value and belief systems. We review existing knowledge across these areas and conclude that the global sustainability deficit is not primarily the result of a lack of academic knowledge. Rather, unsustainable...[Show more]
dc.contributor.author | Fischer, Joem | |
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dc.contributor.author | Dyball, Robert | |
dc.contributor.author | Fazey, Ioan | |
dc.contributor.author | Gross, Catherine | |
dc.contributor.author | Dovers, Stephen | |
dc.contributor.author | Ehrlich, Paul R. | |
dc.contributor.author | Brulle, Robert J. | |
dc.contributor.author | Christensen, Carleton (Bruin) | |
dc.contributor.author | Borden, Richard | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-12-07T22:16:52Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1540-9295 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/18244 | |
dc.description.abstract | Sustainability demands changes in human behavior. To this end, priority areas include reforming formal institutions, strengthening the institutions of civil society, improving citizen engagement, curbing consumption and population growth, addressing social justice issues, and reflecting on value and belief systems. We review existing knowledge across these areas and conclude that the global sustainability deficit is not primarily the result of a lack of academic knowledge. Rather, unsustainable behaviors result from a vicious cycle, where traditional market and state institutions reinforce disincentives for more sustainable behaviors while, at the same time, the institutions of civil society lack momentum to effectively promote fundamental reforms of those institutions. Achieving more sustainable behaviors requires this cycle to be broken. We call on readers to contribute to social change through involvement in initiatives like the Ecological Society of America's Earth Stewardship Initiative or the nascent Millennium Alliance for Humanity & the Biosphere. | |
dc.publisher | Ecological Society of America | |
dc.source | Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment | |
dc.subject | Keywords: civil society; environmental justice; environmental legislation; human behavior; population growth; social change; sustainability; traditional knowledge | |
dc.title | Human behavior and sustainability | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
local.description.notes | Imported from ARIES | |
local.identifier.citationvolume | e view | |
dc.date.issued | 2011 | |
local.identifier.absfor | 050205 - Environmental Management | |
local.identifier.ariespublication | u9903927xPUB3 | |
local.type.status | Published Version | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Fischer, Joem, Leuphana University Lueneburg | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Dyball, Robert, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, ANU | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Fazey, Ioan, St Andrews University | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Gross, Catherine, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, ANU | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Dovers, Stephen, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, ANU | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Ehrlich, Paul R., Stanford University | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Brulle, Robert J., Drexel University | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Christensen, Carleton (Bruin), College of Arts and Social Sciences, ANU | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Borden, Richard, College of the Atlantic | |
local.identifier.doi | 10.1890/110079 | |
local.identifier.absseo | 960702 - Consumption Patterns, Population Issues and the Environment | |
dc.date.updated | 2016-02-24T12:13:49Z | |
local.identifier.scopusID | 2-s2.0-84859357593 | |
local.identifier.thomsonID | 000302441000020 | |
Collections | ANU Research Publications |
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