https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14178/964 Sat, 18 Apr 2026 02:22:11 GMT 2026-04-18T02:22:11Z https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14178/3730 Education for Sustainable Consumption (ESC) Dlouhá, Jana Vaughter, Philip; Park, Jonghwi; Pham, Nancy The chapter describes the case study of the Czech educational program focused on sustainable consumption and production (SCP) that was realized in cooperation of two universities with a non-governmental organization.SCP is a critical aspect of sustainable development that addresses the negative environmental and social impacts of human activities that deplete natural resources and produce waste. This can help to ensure that the needs of the present generation are met without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. It also creates a more resilient and equitable world by reducing poverty, promoting economic growth,and improving human wellbeing. The United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS) has been actively working to advance SCP through several initiatives; this publication is one of them. It describes SCP as realized by the Regional Centres of Expertise on Education for Sustainable Development (RCEs). RCEs are a network of organisations and individuals working together to promote sustainable development through education. They work to integrate SCP principles into both formal and non-formal education systems and support the development of education initiatives that raise awareness, understanding, and effective implementation. By engaging a wide variety of stakeholders - including schools and universities, local businesses, government agencies, and community groups - RCEs demonstrate the benefits of SCP and encourage practical action. In formal education, RCEs are helping schools to integrate SCP into the curriculums for subjects such as geography, science, economics, and social studies, to raise awareness and understanding of the issue among students. Sun, 01 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14178/3730 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14178/3071 National mapping and assessment of ecosystem services projects in Europe - Participants' experiences, state of the art and lessons learned Vari, Agnes; Adamescu, Cristian Mihai; Balzan, Mario; Gocheva, Kremena; Goetzl, Martin; Grunewald, Karsten; Inacio, Miguel; Linder, Madli; Obiang-Ndong, Gregory; Pereira, Paulo; Santos-Martin, Fernando; Sieber, Ina; Stepniewska, Malgorzata; Tanacs, Eszter; Termansen, Mette; Tromeur, Eric; Vačkářová, Davina Elena; Czucz, Balint Backed by the Biodiversity Strategy to 2020 and 2030, numerous 'Mapping and Assessment of Ecosystem Services' (MAES) projects have been completed in recent years in the member states of the European Union, with substantial results and insights accumulated. The experience from the different approaches is a valuable source of information for developing assessment processes further, especially with regard to their uptake into policy and more recently, into ecosystem accounting. Systematic approaches towards best practices and lessons learned from national MAES projects are yet lacking. This study presents the results of a survey conducted with participants of national MAES projects overviewing 13 European MAES processes. Focus hereby is put on the types of methods used, the assessed ecosystem services, and the perceived challenges and advancements. All MAES projects assessed ecosystem services at several levels of the ecosystem service cascade (69% at least three levels), using a diverse set of data sources and methods (with 4.7 types of methods on average). More accessible data was used more frequently (e.g., statistical and literature data being the most popular). Challenges regarding policy uptake, synthesizing results, and data gaps or reliability were perceived as the most severe. Insufficient evaluation of uncertainty was seen as a major critical point, and emphasized as crucial for uptake and implementation. Moving towards accounting for ES in the frame of environmental -economic accounts, considering uncertainties of ES assessments should be even more important. Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14178/3071 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14178/3070 Exploring Motivations for Cannabis Use in Casual Leisure: a German Perspective Ghvanidze, Sophie; Ščasný, Milan; Kang, Soo K.; Hanf, Jon H. Cannabis is a popular leisure activity in many cultures, especially in North America and Europe, where it is commonly used for socializing and entertainment. A recent German study employed the Marijuana Motives Measure to survey young adults, analyzing four motivational factors in the context of casual leisure. The research aimed to understand the reasons behind adults' daily cannabis use, its link to consumption frequency, and situations. The findings highlight cannabis use for hedonic pleasure, relaxation, and enhancing social experiences. Individuals driven by self-focused motives, seeking relaxation and hedonic pleasure, tend to use it more frequently, while other-focused motives, such as sociable conversation, are associated with less frequent and occasional consumption. The study further revealed that people who consume cannabis for self-focused motives typically do so alone or with someone at home, whereas those who use it for other-focused motives, such as sociable conversation, tend to do so in social settings. Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14178/3070 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14178/3068 The climate change stage of change measure: vehicle choice experiment Waygood, E. O. D.; Wang, Bobin; Daziano, Ricardo A.; Patterson, Zachary; Braun Kohlová, Markéta Various measures have been proposed and validated to assess environmental motivation and explain peoples' consumer behavior. However, most of the measures are rather complex, sometimes comprising dozens of items. In order to overcome the associated response burden, the goal of our research is to validate a much simpler measure of environmental motivation, namely the measure of Climate Change-Stage of Change. To do so we analyze data from a discrete choice experiment in which drivers decide to purchase a car with different levels of CO2 emissions and we also measure their environmental motivation with three alternative measures. The results show that environmental motivation assessed with Climate Change-Stage of Change explains the choices in the experiment as well as with more complex measures. Our findings have substantial implications for researchers as they may be able to assess climate-relevant motivation - a significant factor for many consumer choices - with a single question. Sat, 01 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14178/3068 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z