SP Lecture 13: sustainablity Flashcards

1
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egoistic=

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promote self

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2
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altruistic=

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promote others

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3
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ecological=

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promote nature

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4
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consumerism

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An ideology and social system that encourages the ongoing
acquisition of goods and services

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5
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materialism

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a value system where status is determined by affluence and ownership

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6
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happiness 2 components

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  • positive affect: positive feelings and moods
  • subjective wellbeing: satisfaction
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7
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higher materialism =

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lower wellbeing, lower prosocial behaviour

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8
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evidence based happiness activities

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  1. Express Gratitude
  2. Cultivate Optimism
  3. Avoid Overthinking and Social Comparison
  4. Practice Acts of Kindness
  5. Nurture Social Relationships
  6. Develop Strategies for Coping
  7. Learn to Forgive
  8. Increase “Flow” Experiences
  9. Savor Life’s Joys
  10. Commit to your Goals
  11. Practice Religion and Spirituality
  12. Take Care of your Body
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9
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human-nature philosophy

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  1. master
  2. steward
  3. participant
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master =

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nature exists for human use. economic growth and tech can solve any environmental problem

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11
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steward

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we have a responsibility to take care of nature on behalf of God and or future generations

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12
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participants

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humans are part of nature, share in its health or illness

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13
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worldviews en human-nature philosophy

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egoistic = master
altruistic = steward
ecological = participant

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14
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environmental sustainability =

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stable ecosystem, resources and toxins

dit hebben we nu helemaal niet

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15
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people did not know what scientists are thinking about climate change

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hoewel consensus bij scientists zelf 100% is

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16
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markets and environment?

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markets are good at schatten van de prijs. maar… are environmental outcomes included or externalized (dus bijvoorbeeld costs van airplane meegenomen in ticket?)

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17
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markets require

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regulation & enforcement

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18
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causes of a tipping point

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when the perception of the norm changes -> private beliefs may become public -> culture shift

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19
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why are tipping points so hard to predict

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lack of insight
social signaling, not private beliefs

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20
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er is wel lwat correlation tussen environmental concern en action

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oke, maar dus niet heel veel

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21
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meer petrol door

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meer praten over air quality
en volkswagen schandal met diesel

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22
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type media predicts

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the side that people support

23
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public support wordt hoger na de environment protests…

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wss door meer confidence

24
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threats that get our attention: 4 I’s

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  1. intentional
  2. immoral
  3. imminent
  4. instataneous
25
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theory of emergency response

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  1. notice the problem
  2. interpret as emergency
  3. feel personally responsible to act
  4. know what to do
  5. do it
26
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2 barriers for theory of emerged response

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  1. bij notice the problem
  2. bij interpret the problem as an emergency
27
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3 redenen voor barriers

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  • lack of info or comprehension
  • low perception of threat (four i’s)
  • rejection of conflicting info

as the question more verbal and elaborate: motivated reasoning

28
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feel personally responsible: barriers

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  • self interest (tragedy of the commons)
  • free riding
  • belief in a just world
29
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free riding=

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meerijden op de effort van de groep

30
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reduce free riding

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  1. evaluate individual performance
  2. punishment for poor performance
  3. task is important to you
  4. small group
  5. cohesive group
31
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just world belief leidt tot…

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belief that people get what they deserve -> leads to the is-ought problem

32
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why is the just world belief a barriere

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because it reduces the perception of a problem and the acceptance of responsibility

33
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individual actions matter:

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We can reduce all US emissions 30%
by upgrading households with
current technology

34
Q

classic model of climate change mitigation

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education -> climate change beliefs (reality, importance) -> behaviour

35
Q

maar.. education is vaak niet genoeg! zorgt er soms juist voor minder effort omdat mensen er niet meer over willen horen of zich oncomfortabel voelen

A

oke

36
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dus daarom het nieuwe model:

A

met co-benefits of mitigation:

economic
education
social
health and disease

37
Q

collective futures model

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how will your country be in 2050 after action that prevented signficant climate change?

depends on:

country conditions
individual character

38
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country conditions

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  • development (economy, educ)
  • dysfunction (crime, disease)
39
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individual character

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  • benevolence
  • competence
40
Q

Development and Benevolence co-benefits showed comparable effect sizes to climate change importance

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oke, dus vooral development (country conditions) en benevolence (benevolence)

41
Q

communicate the 3 Rs of climate

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reality
risk
response

42
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reality of climate change

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  1. Scientists are convinced that human-caused climate
    change is occurring.
  2. Harmful climate change impacts are already happening
    here and will get worse.
43
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risk of climate change

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  1. Our climate may get worse than we expect.
  2. We may experience surprises – abrupt climate change or
    abrupt impacts triggered by gradual climate change.
44
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response

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  1. The sooner we respond, the better off we’ll be.
  2. There’s much we can do.
45
Q

identity signaling

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= motivated to feel good about ourselves and our groups.

46
Q

what does identity signaling have to do with proenvironmental behaviours

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shows that pro-environmental behaviours have a social meaning

47
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green to be seen

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Publicity and need for status led to preference for “green” products.

48
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gray to keep away

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Conservatives rejected an efficient light bulb when it came with a
sticker saying “Protect the Environment”

49
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findings on marketing of environment

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Individuals may signal social identities with environmental behavior.
therefore: the current campaigns may backfire in non-environmentalists (omdat het niet aantrekkelijk is; does not align with social identities)

50
Q

two climate change strategies

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adaptation (you change how things are build)
mitigation (you soften the negative impact)

51
Q

adaptation voorbeelden

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change in land use
relocation
emergency and business continuity planning
upgrades or hardening of building and infrastructure
residential programs promoting adaptation
health programs

52
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mitigation

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energy conservation and efficiency
renewable energy
sustainable transportation
improved fuel efficiency
capture and use of landfill and digester gas
carbon sinks

53
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mix van adaptation en mitigation

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seal buildings
green infrastructure
water and energy conservation
smart growth