Urban climate governance informed by behavioural insights: A commentary and research agenda

Jeroen van der Heijden

Urban Studies, 2020, vol. 57, issue 9, 1994-2007

Abstract: Policy and governance interventions often build on a rational choice perspective of human behaviour. Over the years, the behavioural sciences have highlighted how people sometimes deviate in predictable ways from this perspective. Building on a systematic analysis of 200 peer-reviewed publications published between 2009 and 2018, this article discusses the core cognitive biases and heuristics uncovered by the behavioural sciences, and gives insights into how these can be exploited to develop urban climate governance interventions to promote behaviours that help mitigate climate change at city level. The article concludes with a research agenda for this promising area of research for scholars of urban climate governance.

Keywords: behavioural insights; built environment; commentary; environment; governance; sustainability; 行为洞察; 建筑环境; 评论; 环境; æ²»ç †; å ¯æŒ ç»­æ€§ (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1177/0042098019864002

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