Lifestyle practices and pro-environmental technology
Lifestyle practices and pro-environmental technology
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DOI：
10.1016/j.ecolecon.2012.07.013
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发表时间：
2012-10-01
影响因子：
7
通讯作者：
Lentz, Andy
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作者：
Axsen, Jonn;TyreeHageman, Jennifer;Lentz, Andy
我们探索生活方式实践的社会学概念，因为它们与可持续消费有关。具体地说，我们调查了消费者如何以及为什么可能过渡到采用和使用新的环保技术(PETS)，即电动汽车、太阳能电池板和绿色电力计划。我们从生活方式理论中建立了一个概念框架，其中生活方式被定义为一组相关的实践，可以反映和告知消费者的自我概念(或身份)。我们使用了一种新的定量调查方法来应用这一框架，该方法以具有代表性的711户圣地亚哥家庭为样本。通过因子分析，我们认为参与环保实践与参与其他类型的生活方式无关。然后，我们根据生活方式参与度、态度和对生活方式改变的开放程度(极限)将受访者分为五组。持绿色态度的三个群体(“绿色”)对宠物的兴趣有很大不同。“投入”和“有抱负”的绿色宠物都被这三只宠物所吸引，而“低技术”绿色宠物只对绿色电力产生了轻微的兴趣。非环保的“技术爱好者”只报告对太阳能电池板感兴趣，而“传统主义者”报告说，他们对PET的兴趣都很低。结果证明了生活方式理论的相关性，并提供了一种独特的实证应用，可以提高对可持续消费机会和障碍的理解。(C)2012爱思唯尔B.V.保留所有权利。
We explore sociological concepts of lifestyle practices as they relate to sustainable consumption. Specifically, we investigate how and why consumers may transition toward adopting and using new pro-environmental technologies (PETs), namely electric vehicles, solar panels, and a green electricity program. We build a conceptual framework from lifestyle theory, where lifestyle is defined as a grouping of related practices that can reflect and inform the consumer's self-concept (or identity). We apply this framework using a novel quantitative survey method, implemented with a representative sample of 711 San Diego households. Through factor analysis, we identify engagement in pro-environmental practices as independent of engagement in other lifestyle types. We then group respondents into five clusters based on lifestyle engagement, attitudes and openness to lifestyle change (liminality). The three clusters with green attitudes ("greens") vary substantially by interest in PETs. "Engaged" and "aspiring" greens are attracted to all three PETs, while "low-tech" greens report mild interest in green electricity only. Non-green "techies" only report interest in solar panels, while "traditionalists" report uniformly low PET interest. Results demonstrate the relevance of lifestyle theory, and provide a unique, empirical application that can improve understandings of opportunities and barriers to sustainable consumption. (c) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.