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A study on the decision-making mechanism and promotion policy of urban residents’ domestic waste-classification behavior: evidence from Sichuan province

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  • Qianyu Dong

    (Southwest Petroleum University)

  • Rui Yan

    (Southwest Petroleum University)

  • Runli Xiong

    (Southwest Petroleum University)

  • Weikai Xie

    (Southwest Petroleum University)

  • Min Pang

    (Southwest Petroleum University)

  • Lin Liang

    (Southwest Petroleum University)

Abstract

The classification policy of urban domestic waste affects social welfare and sustainable development. Urban residents’ behaviors are crucial to the policy. This paper proposes a decision model of urban residents’ domestic waste-classification behaviors. Using the NetLogo simulation platform, a “policy-behavior” simulation model was built to explore the impacts of different policy tools on residents’ waste-classification behaviors. The results show that community support, perceived utility, government mobilization and environmental cognition are important factors explaining residents’ waste-classification behaviors. Informative, command-and-control, economic-incentive policy tools can significantly promote residents’ waste classification. Moreover, the incentive effect of informative, command-and-control policy tools, increases as the intensity of policy intervention increases. However, the incentive effect of economic-incentive policy tools increases and then decreases.

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  • Qianyu Dong & Rui Yan & Runli Xiong & Weikai Xie & Min Pang & Lin Liang, 2025. "A study on the decision-making mechanism and promotion policy of urban residents’ domestic waste-classification behavior: evidence from Sichuan province," Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, Springer, vol. 27(1), pages 571-607, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:endesu:v:27:y:2025:i:1:d:10.1007_s10668-024-04740-0
    DOI: 10.1007/s10668-024-04740-0
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