The influence of social relationships on pro-environment behaviors

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We want to sort! – assessing households’ preferences for sorting waste (2014, unknown): “Kurz et al. (2007) show that a proxy for “sense of community” is closely related to engagement with recycling in Northern Ireland; whilst Videras et al. (2012) find that, for a sample of 452 US households, intensity and strength of social ties, and pro-environment community norms, are linked to…”
Nudging farmers to enrol land into agri-environmental schemes: the role of a collective bonus (2016, background): “This result can be used to ‘nudge’ behaviour by adapting policy design (Collier et al., 2010; Duflo et al., 2011; World Bank, 2015), supercharging the effects of economic incentives (Videras et al., 2012; Croson and Treich, 2014).”
Social Norms, Morals and Self-interest as Determinants of Pro-environment Behaviours: The Case of Household Recycling (2014, background): “Videras et al. (2012) find that, for a sample of over 2000 US households, intensity and strength of social ties, and pro-environment community norms, are linked to recycling behaviour: “…individuals who have strong connections with neighbours and who think most neighbours do things to help the…”