chapter 1 Introduction -- chapter 2 From green consumers to responsible citizens -- chapter 3 The trap of behavioral patterns: the role of habits -- chapter 4 Praise or money? Rewards’ effectiveness in shaping behaviors -- chapter 5 How behaviors are interrelated: the spillover effect --...

Up to 2008/2009, biofuels were considered one of the best alternatives to oil consumption in a captive market like transports, being one of the pillars of the 20-20-20 initiative in Europe. Improvement of security of supply through partial substitution of imported oil; reduction of GHGs...

This study tests hypotheses about behavioural spillover in the environmental domain as well as the impacts of monetary inducements and verbal praise on behavioural spillover by means of a field experiment. A sample of 194 students from a large university in Denmark were randomly allocated to a...

In sight of the incoming revision process relating to the two most important voluntary instruments of the European Commission - the EMAS Scheme and the EU Eco-label - the Ever Study has been carried out on behalf of DG Environment by a consortium of consultants led by Iefe - Bocconi University....

Mobility in Brazil represents a crucial challenge for policy makers, given the economic, environmental and social problems that current patterns of transportation bear in densely populated urban areas. The research stems from the assumption that, since commuters play a key-role in driving the...

In this paper we highlight the evolution of both the conceptual basis and the methodological approaches for the sustainability assessment of transport and urban mobility. Through the review of key contributions in the field we highlight the significant shift in perspective that has occurred over...