How to leverage the role of social capital in pro-environmental behavior: A case study of residents’ express waste recycling behavior in China

Hua, Y; Dong, F; Goodman, J

How to leverage the role of social capital in pro-environmental behavior: A case study of residents’ express waste recycling behavior in China

Hua, Y Dong, F Goodman, J

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021, 280, pp. 124376-124376
Issue Date:: 2021-01-20

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dc.contributor.author	Hua, Y
dc.contributor.author	Dong, F
dc.contributor.author	Goodman, J https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3211-3416
dc.date.accessioned	2021-03-10T11:40:50Z
dc.date.available	2021-03-10T11:40:50Z
dc.date.issued	2021-01-20
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021, 280, pp. 124376-124376
dc.identifier.issn	0959-6526
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/147003
dc.description.abstract	© 2020 Elsevier Ltd The rapid development of the express delivery industry brings convenience to people, while the large number of Express delivery packaging waste also imposes a burden on the environment. This paper chooses Chinese urban residents as the research object, and takes the residents’ Express waste recycling behavior as the research background. By using path analysis, this paper intends to measure and analyze the relationship among social capital, situational factors and individual differences variables in the context of Express waste recycling behavior. The result indicates that among the social capital variables, the direct and indirect roles of the social community trust in each acting path are extremely obvious and the degree of its association with the social community relationship is the highest, which indicates that a community should create an opportunity for the residents to communicate, consolidate and improve their trust bond with one another. As the intervention measure of Express waste recycling behavior, the situation variables must pay attention to the importance of the timing of the promulgation of measures. Furthermore, the residents with master degree and or aged 31–40 should become the focus of future research. This research not only provides theoretical support for the study of Express waste recycling behavior from the perspective of social capital, it also provides reference to relevant government departments and communities so that they can guide residents to participate actively in more Pro-environment behavior.
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Elsevier BV
dc.relation	The Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia
dc.relation.ispartof	Journal of Cleaner Production
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.124376
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subject	0907 Environmental Engineering, 0910 Manufacturing Engineering, 0915 Interdisciplinary Engineering
dc.subject.classification	Environmental Sciences
dc.title	How to leverage the role of social capital in pro-environmental behavior: A case study of residents’ express waste recycling behavior in China
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	280
utslib.for	0907 Environmental Engineering
utslib.for	0910 Manufacturing Engineering
utslib.for	0915 Interdisciplinary Engineering
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/e-Press
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences/Social and Political Sciences Program
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dc.date.updated	2021-03-10T11:40:47Z
pubs.publication-status	Published
pubs.volume	280

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© 2020 Elsevier Ltd The rapid development of the express delivery industry brings convenience to people, while the large number of Express delivery packaging waste also imposes a burden on the environment. This paper chooses Chinese urban residents as the research object, and takes the residents’ Express waste recycling behavior as the research background. By using path analysis, this paper intends to measure and analyze the relationship among social capital, situational factors and individual differences variables in the context of Express waste recycling behavior. The result indicates that among the social capital variables, the direct and indirect roles of the social community trust in each acting path are extremely obvious and the degree of its association with the social community relationship is the highest, which indicates that a community should create an opportunity for the residents to communicate, consolidate and improve their trust bond with one another. As the intervention measure of Express waste recycling behavior, the situation variables must pay attention to the importance of the timing of the promulgation of measures. Furthermore, the residents with master degree and or aged 31–40 should become the focus of future research. This research not only provides theoretical support for the study of Express waste recycling behavior from the perspective of social capital, it also provides reference to relevant government departments and communities so that they can guide residents to participate actively in more Pro-environment behavior.

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