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Development Studies
Maoliang Ling, Lin Xu, Haimi Yang
Summary: Research has found that financially incentivizing sustainable behaviors may reduce individuals' conformity to pro-environmental social norms. However, the reasons and conditions for this crowding out effect are still unclear. This study used data from a quasi-experiment in Quzhou, China to examine the crowding out effect in a local incentive program for household recycling and evaluated its causal mechanisms and boundary conditions. The reward program reduced residents' inclination to conform to their neighbors' recycling behaviors and persuasion, which was influenced by the lowering of their underlying norm conformity beliefs. The crowding out effect and pathways were particularly significant among individuals with high levels of environmental self-identity or community social embeddedness. Additionally, framing the incentivized behavior in an environmentally beneficial way did not mitigate the crowding out effect.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Maoliang Ling, Lin Xu
Summary: This study examined the impact of an incentivized household recycling program in Anji, China on public support for other waste management policies. The program increased residents' recycling behavior but decreased support for waste prevention and harmless disposal policies, suggesting that incentive-based recycling policies can negatively interact with other waste policies.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Bin Lu, Jie Wang
Summary: Waste recycling is an important part of sustainable municipal eco-management. The study finds that monetary incentives are the most effective in motivating residents to participate in recycling behavior, followed by environmental framing incentives, institutional incentives, and moral incentives. Furthermore, social norms play a moderating role in the relationship between incentives and recycling behavior, with descriptive norms having a more significant impact than injunctive norms.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Darina Vorobeva, Ian J. Scott, Tiago Oliveira, Miguel Neto
Summary: This paper analyzes the impact of different behavioral factors on citizens' intention to use a new household waste management and separation system, and explores their interaction with financial incentives. The study finds that empowerment plays a crucial role in adopting the innovative waste management system, and the effectiveness of the pay-as-you-throw and save-as-you-throw methods varies among individuals with different levels of pro-environmental behavior.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Gang Ma, Tianyu Ren, Junjun Zheng, Tianxuan Ding, Jie Liu
Summary: Waste management has become a serious problem in China, and households generate an increasing amount of waste. To improve public awareness and behavior, this study explores the impact of uncertainty and social interactions on awareness, as well as the effectiveness of robust strategies. The findings provide important insights for improving public awareness and behavior in waste separation.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
Article
Economics
Jean Tirole
Summary: Autocratic regimes, democratic majorities, private platforms, and religious or professional organizations can achieve social control by managing the flow of information about individuals' behavior. Bundling agents' attitudes with information about their prosocial conduct makes them care about behaviors they otherwise would not. However, this method may destroy social fabric and is most effective in a society with weak ties and is politically docile.
AMERICAN ECONOMIC REVIEW
(2021)
Article
Business
Yongbo Ge, Hongyu Chen, Liping Zou, Zhuojun Zhou
Summary: Political background plays a significant role in influencing household asset allocation behavior, especially in terms of financial market participation. The study shows that households with political background tend to have higher wealth, better social capital, and face fewer credit constraints, leading to increased investments. Furthermore, the impact of political background on household investment behavior is more pronounced in Eastern and urban areas.
EMERGING MARKETS FINANCE AND TRADE
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Betul Hande Gursoy Haksevenler, Aydin Akpinar, Hiroshan Hettiarachchi
Summary: Incentive-based recycling programs are increasingly common, but often overlook social factors. This study surveyed participants in an urban recycling program administered by Zeytinburnu Municipality in Istanbul, Turkey. The results showed that half of the participants were spontaneous recyclers, while the other half were motivated by rewards. However, the study also revealed the potential of incentives to enhance pro-recycling behavior.
Article
Economics
Shulei Cheng, Tianyu Wei, Feiran Wang, Lu Zhuang
Summary: The study found that financial market participation has a significant reduction effect on household energy poverty, and future expectation plays an important mediating role in this process. However, the increase in financial risk weakens the effect of future expectation on household energy poverty by weakening household financial stability.
Article
Business
Wei Cui, Yongli Zhang
Summary: This study examines the association between trust and household wealth using data from the China Family Panel Studies. The findings indicate a positive linear relationship between trust and household net wealth, even after controlling for various factors and addressing endogeneity issues. Additionally, highly trusting individuals are found to be less susceptible to deception. These results diverge from previous studies that establish a curvilinear relationship between trust and individual net worth, highlighting the influence of cultural factors. Further analysis reveals that trust influences wealth through participation in financial markets.
EMERGING MARKETS FINANCE AND TRADE
(2023)
Article
Agronomy
Guang Han, Ping Zhai, Liqun Zhu, Kongqing Li
Summary: Promoting the classification of rural household waste is crucial to improve the living environment and control disease transmission in rural areas. Economic and reputation incentives have positive effects on rural residents' participation in household waste classification, and there is a complementary effect between them.
Article
Business
Qunyang Du, Fangxing Zhou, Tianle Yang, Min Du
Summary: This study investigates the relationship between digital financial inclusion and household well-being in China using two databases. The findings show that digital financial inclusion is positively associated with household well-being. Mechanism analysis reveals that an increase in digital financial inclusion facilitates household financial participation and increases the probability of household well-being. Further analysis demonstrates that groups with lower education and income levels are more significantly affected by digital financial inclusion regarding household well-being. Overall, this research provides empirical evidence for the importance of expanding financial inclusion in the digital economy era in promoting social fairness and supporting the expansion of financial inclusion in emerging economies.
EMERGING MARKETS FINANCE AND TRADE
(2023)
Article
Economics
W. Kip Viscusi, Joel Huber, Jason Bell
Summary: This article estimates the effects of recycling laws and deposit laws on recycling behavior based on changes in household recycling before and after interstate moves. The analysis is conducted using a national panel dataset of 1,498 households. The results show that moves to states with deposit laws increased the number of materials recycled by 41%, while shifts from states with deposit laws to states without such laws decreased the number of materials recycled by 13%.
AMERICAN LAW AND ECONOMICS REVIEW
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Fangnan Huang, Qiang Chen, Wenjie Ma, Richard Evans
Summary: This study investigates how governments can use their official social media accounts to promote public engagement with Household Waste Separation (HWS). The results show that the dialogic loop has a positive effect on public engagement, while media richness has a negative effect. Content themes also have a significant impact on the level of public engagement.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Business, Finance
Pornsit Jiraporn, Sang Mook Lee, Hyeongsop Shim
Summary: Social capital at the county level in the US has an impact on managerial risk-taking incentives. In counties with higher social capital, corporate executives accept lower equity-based compensation and behave more faithfully in terms of efforts and risks to protect shareholder interests and avoid rent-seeking behavior.
FINANCE RESEARCH LETTERS
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Elizabeth Alvarez-Chavez, Stephane Godbout, Mylene Genereux, Caroline Cote, Alain N. Rousseau, Sebastien Fournel
Summary: This study evaluated the effect of alternative filtering materials and bed aeration on the retention of nutrients and fecal bacteria in woodchip bedded stand-off pads for cows. The results showed that the alternative biofilters were more efficient in removing COD, SS, TN, and NO3-N, while conventional biofilters were more efficient for PO4-P removal. Aeration did not have a significant effect under the tested temperature conditions.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yike Zhang, Zengyi Ma, Zhuoting Fang, Yuandong Qian, Zhiping Huang, Yilong Ye, Jianhua Yan
Summary: This study investigates the application of oxygen enrichment melting technology in the melting of municipal solid waste incineration fly ash. The results demonstrate that oxygen enrichment technology can reduce energy consumption and operating costs, as well as decrease pollution emissions.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Liangang Xiao, Mingkai Leng, Philip Greenwood, Rongqin Zhao, Zhixiang Xie, Zengtao You, Junguo Liu
Summary: This study investigates the effects of grazing exclusion on soil organic carbon (SOC) accumulation and vegetation recovery. It finds that grazing exclusion can increase the potential for SOC accumulation, and higher annual precipitation is positively correlated with SOC accumulation.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Beatrice Cantoni, Jessica Ianes, Beatrice Bertolo, Selena Ziccardi, Francesco Maffini, Manuela Antonelli
Summary: This study evaluates the performance of ozonation and adsorption as in-series processes compared to standalone processes for the removal of Contaminants of Emerging Concern (CECs) in drinking water. The combination of both processes proves to be more effective than adsorption and ozonation alone. Ozonation improves the adsorption performance of poorly-oxidizable CECs but worsens that of well-oxidizable compounds. This research highlights the importance of considering both processes in the removal of CECs in drinking water treatment plants.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Dan Li, Bingjun Liu, Yang Lu, Jianyu Fu
Summary: A new Standardized compound Drought and Saltwater intrusion Index (SDSI) was developed to detect changes in the severity of CDSEs in six estuaries. The study found that saltwater intrusion plays a dominant role in influencing SDSI severity, and CDSEs vary in frequency, duration and severity among different estuaries.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yong-Qiang Li, Rui Sun, Chong-Miao Zhang, Zi-Xuan Liu, Rui-tao Chen, Jian Zhao, Hua-dong Gu, Huan-Cai Yin
Summary: In this study, an electron beam excitation multi-wavelength ultraviolet (EBE-MW-UV) system was established and found to have significantly higher microbial inactivation effects compared to single-wavelength UV-LEDs in water. Mechanism analysis revealed that EBE-MW-UV damaged microbial DNA and proteins, and generated additional reactive oxygen species, leading to microbial inactivation.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Kaili Ma, Xinxin Han, Qiujuan Li, Yu Kong, Qiaoli Liu, Xu Yan, Yahong Luo, Xiaopin Li, Huiyang Wen, Zhiguo Cao
Summary: This study reveals that the use of a tryptophan-degrading microbial consortium (TDC) can enhance the hydrolysis efficiency of waste activated sludge (WAS), increasing the yield and quality of short chain fatty acids (SCFAs) and improving the solubilization and release of organic substances from WAS.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Ling Xiong, Rui Li
Summary: Incorporating Ecosystem Service Value (ESV) into land use planning can provide informed land management decisions. This study evaluates the ESV of Guizhou Province in China's karst region. The results show an increase in total ESV over the past two decades due to ecological restoration projects.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
M. Geetha Jenifel
Summary: This article discusses the importance of water and the pollution of freshwater resources, and introduces the use of machine learning models and blockchain technology to predict and protect water quality.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Stanslaus Terengia Materu, Taotao Chen, Chang Liu, Daocai Chi, Meng Jun
Summary: The study showed that H2SO4-modified biochar can reduce P leaching, increase soil available P, and enhance plant P uptake in alternate wetting and drying irrigation systems. Biochar additions B20A and IAWDB20A-M were effective in improving yield, reducing P leaching, and increasing APB.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Amir Nouri, Ali Akbar Zinatizadeh, Sirus Zinadini, Mark Van Loosdrecht
Summary: This study focuses on the development of an air-lift bio-electrochemical reactor (ALBER) with a continuous feeding regime to enhance nitrogen removal from synthetic wastewater. The effect of temperature, hydraulic retention time (HRT), N -NH+4 /TN ratio, and current density on the reactor performance was investigated, and the ALBER achieved a maximum TN removal of 73%. The results suggest that the ALBER has potential for treating industrial wastewater at low temperatures.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Peifang Wang, Guoxiang You, Yang Gao, Juan Chen, Xun Wang, Chao Wang
Summary: This study investigated the ecological processes of microbial communities and N- and P-transformation processes in multistage agricultural drainage ditches. The results showed that the microbial communities were co-shaped by agricultural practices and ditch size, which further governed the N and P removal performance.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Xiaofeng Niu, Huan Wang, Tao Wang, Peiyu Zhang, Huan Zhang, Hongxia Wang, Xianghong Kong, Songguang Xie, Jun Xu
Summary: Microorganisms play a critical role in maintaining ecosystem balance, and environmental stressors can affect the assembly processes of microbial communities. The study found that different stressors have opposite effects on microbial community assembly in water and sediment, and warming has different influences compared to herbicides and nutrients.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yuqing Tan, Qiming Cheng, Fengwei Lyu, Fei Liu, Linhao Liu, Yihong Su, Shaochun Yuan, Wenyu Xiao, Zhen Liu, Yao Chen
Summary: The exacerbation of global warming, extreme weather events, and rapid urbanization have led to increased flooding in urban areas. China has adopted sponge city as an efficient means of preventing and controlling urban floods. Using a SWMM-FVCOM model, the hydrological reduction and control effect of sponge city construction (SPCC) within a university campus were evaluated. The study found that implementing SPCC effectively mitigates surface runoff and reduces the severity of urban flooding. However, the efficacy of runoff control decreases with longer rainfall return periods.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Zhonghan Chen, Qiuyan Li, Shibo Yan, Juan Xu, Qiaoyun Lin, Zhuangming Zhao, Ziying He
Summary: Tidal rivers are important biochemical reaction channels, receiving carbon from wastewater and agricultural drains, affecting CO2 emissions. Through modeling and data analysis, researchers explored carbon distribution, emissions, and greenhouse effects, emphasizing the potential of river management to change global CO2 emissions under climate change.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)