Behaviour in sustainability transitions: A mixed methods literature review

摘要: Sustainability transitions require changing many behaviours embedded in production and consumption systems. Simultaneously, behavioural public policy is now a significant site of research-policy translation globally. Links between behaviour and system change are underdeveloped in both fields. Systematic review of current transitions literature found ∼4% of papers focused on behaviour. Two prominent perspectives on behaviour (labelled: ‘everyday’ and ‘strategic’) are critical of a focus on individuals, preferencing broader analysis. Two additional perspectives were identified - ‘automatic’ and ‘reflective’ - which highlight immediate and local influences on behaviour but underemphasise context. All four perspectives on behaviour draw on different conceptualisations, causality, methods and disciplinary foundations, and yet all have value and application to transitions. We argue that a complimentary and flexible …