ANALYSIS OF FACTORS CONTRIBUTE TO CITIZEN'S ENVIRONMENTAL BEHAVIOR IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Abstract

 Citizens' pro-environmental behaviors were surveyed in 47 prefectures in Japan. The degree of practice of 44 everyday behaviors and implementation of 13 equipments were surveyed. On the other hand, 25 socioeconomic factors from the local-level statistics were chosen. A regression analysis between the pro-environmental behaviors and socioeconomical factors showed that the personal factors, especially the psychological ones, have more influence than socioeconomic factors on the practice degrees of these environmental behaviors. Subsidy policy of local government was effective to reduce plastic shopping bag use, but the effects of other subsidy were not obvious.