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Cultural Factors for Household Recycling Behavior.A Case study from Italy

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  • Massimiliano Agovino

    (Department of Business and Economic Studies, University ‘‘Parthenope’’of Naples)

  • Alessandro Crociata

    (Department of Philosophical, Pedagogical and Economic-Quantitative Sciences, University ‘‘G. D’Annunzio’’ of Chieti-Pescara)

  • Pier Luigi Sacco

    (Istituto di Arti, culture e letterature comparate, IULM University, Milan)

Abstract

Waste management, as a measure of socio-environmental sustainability, is nowadays a public environmental concern. This study aims to explore the associations between cultural access and proenvironmental behavior. Applying a Multinomial Probit Model (MNP), we provide an exploratory analysis of the relationship between cultural consumptions and households’ level of recycling. Data came from the Italian Multipurpose Survey on Households Daily Life Aspects 2007, provided by ISTAT. The analysis highlights a strong positive relation between the propensity to take part in some cultural activities and the propensity to abide by waste recycling guidelines and prescriptions. Our empirical results are beneficial for designing preventive policies aiming to influence sustainable development by fostering pro-environmental by considering the impact of cultural access.

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  • Massimiliano Agovino & Alessandro Crociata & Pier Luigi Sacco, 2015. "Cultural Factors for Household Recycling Behavior.A Case study from Italy," Rivista Internazionale di Scienze Sociali, Vita e Pensiero, Pubblicazioni dell'Universita' Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, vol. 123(2), pages 137-160.
    • Handle: RePEc:vep:journl:y:2015:v:123:i:2:p:137-160
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    Keywords

    Waste recycling; Pro-environmental household behaviours; Culture; Social sustainability; Cross-sectional models.;
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    JEL classification:

    • K32 - Law and Economics - - Other Substantive Areas of Law - - - Energy, Environmental, Health, and Safety Law
    • N5 - Economic History - - Agriculture, Natural Resources, Environment and Extractive Industries
    • Z1 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics
    • C21 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Cross-Sectional Models; Spatial Models; Treatment Effect Models

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