The research areas identified in this document rely on a wide range of research tools and approaches, spanning disciplines across the sciences and social sciences. This section is not an exhaustive list of the tools and approaches of interest to Defra. It identifies some areas of particular relevance and change, which will be important in addressing the challenges faced by Defra and represented throughout this document.
Societies demand resource from the environment and shape that environment. The social science of human-nature interactions is of fundamental importance to Defra.
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Much current government policy and initiatives is aimed at encouraging pro-environmental behaviour change (PEBC) amongst organisations and individuals to ameliorate environmental pollution and the drivers of climate chan...
Funded by: AHRC
Lead research organisation: University of York
The project focuses on encouraging pro-environmental behavior change among organizations and individuals, which directly addresses the question.
The Centre for Climate Change Transformations (C3T) will be a global hub for understanding the profound changes required to address climate change. At its core, is a fundamental question of enormous social significance: ...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: University of Bath
The project aims to understand how to transform lifestyles and social structures to achieve a low-carbon future, which aligns with the question.
This project will use the detailed data on individual and household characteristics, environmental and other types of behaviours in the new 90,000 strong 'Understanding Society' household panel (UKHLS) and the preceding ...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: University of Essex
The project analyzes the relationships between environmental attitudes, behaviors, and actions, which partially addresses the question.