Associations between pro-environmental behaviour and neighbourhood nature, nature visit frequency and nature appreciation: Evidence from a nationally representative survey in England
Associations between pro-environmental behaviour and neighbourhood nature, nature visit frequency and nature appreciation: Evidence from a nationally representative survey in England
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DOI：
10.1016/j.envint.2019.105441
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发表时间：
2020-03-01
影响因子：
11.8
通讯作者：
Fleming, Lora E.
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作者：
Alcock, Ian;White, Mathew P.;Fleming, Lora E.
在改变人类行为以应对区域和全球可持续性挑战方面进展缓慢。建立在理论以及小规模的调查和实验证据，暴露于大自然可能与更大的亲环保主义，目前的研究的目的是量化暴露于大自然（可操作的邻里绿地，沿海邻近，休闲自然参观）之间的关系，以及欣赏自然世界，自我报告的亲环境行为的成年人口的英格兰。使用来自全国代表性样本（N = 24，204）的数据，并控制潜在的混杂因素，使用结构方程模型估计关系。通过自然参观和自然欣赏的邻居曝光的间接影响占。我们发现，在整个样本和关键的社会人口群体中，娱乐性的自然参观和自然欣赏和亲环境行为之间存在着积极的关系。越多的人为了娱乐而参观自然，他们越欣赏自然世界，他们报告的环保行为就越多。虽然农村和沿海居民平均而言也往往更有利于环境，但模式很复杂，可能反映了环境制约因素和机会。重要的是，无论是社会经济地位高的家庭还是低的家庭，亲环境行为与高邻里绿地和沿海邻近度之间都存在着积极的联系。改善接触自然的机会，通过更好的城市规划，可能是实现可持续性目标的一种方法。
Progress on changing human behaviour to meet the challenges of regional and global sustainability has been slow. Building on theory as well as small-scale survey and experimental evidence that exposure to nature may be associated with greater pro-environmentalism, the aim of the current study was to quantify relationships between exposure to nature (operationalised as neighbourhood greenspace, coastal proximity, and recreational nature visits) as well as appreciation of the natural world, and self-reported pro-environmental behaviour for the adult population of England. Using data from a nationally representative sample (N = 24,204), and controlling for potential confounders, a structural equation model was used to estimate relationships. Indirect effects of neighbourhood exposures via nature visits and nature appreciation were accounted for. We found positive relationships between both recreational nature visits and nature appreciation and pro-environmental behaviour across both the whole sample and key socio-demographic groups. The more individuals visited nature for recreation and the more they appreciated the natural world, the more pro-environmental behaviour they reported. Although rural and coastal dwellers tended to also be more pro-environmental on average, patterns were complex, potentially reflecting situational constraints and opportunities. Importantly, positive associations between pro-environmental behaviours and high neighbourhood greenspace and coastal proximity were present for both high and low socio-economic status households. Improving access to, and contact with, nature, e.g., through better urban planning, may be one approach for meeting sustainability targets.