Research on the Encouragement of Civic Environmental Activity Using Local Ecological Monetary System (LEMS)

Abstract

One of the causes of environmental problems is that environmental loads caused by humans could exceed spatial or temporal areas that are recognizable by human beings. The purpose of this research is to propose a scheme to accurately understand local activities by considering the reality of environmental loads caused by people's living activities. Details include; finding new exchange values for environmental conservation activities (e.g., energy saving, 3R, local cleanup, environmental education) using the " Community currency " method; providing economical incentives to citizens who contribute to those activities; and examining whether the information with Eco-money record/history is an effective environmental indicator to show the degree of contribution to the environment.