Investigating the effectiveness of Singapore's environmental policies and initiatives in cultivating pro-environmental behaviours

In pursuit of sustainable living and development, the Singapore government has implemented environmental policies and initiatives to inspire citizens to develop greater pro-environmental interest. While citizens possess increasing environmental awareness, inculcations of pro-environmental behavio...

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Main Author: Chia, Kai Tiak
Other Authors: Kim Soojin
Format: Final Year Project
Language:English
Published: Nanyang Technological University 2023
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-1695312023-07-30T15:31:57Z Investigating the effectiveness of Singapore's environmental policies and initiatives in cultivating pro-environmental behaviours Chia, Kai Tiak Kim Soojin School of Social Sciences sjkim@ntu.edu.sg Social sciences::Political science::Public administration In pursuit of sustainable living and development, the Singapore government has implemented environmental policies and initiatives to inspire citizens to develop greater pro-environmental interest. While citizens possess increasing environmental awareness, inculcations of pro-environmental behaviours (PEBs) are lacking, signifying a mismatch between policy outcomes and objectives that Singapore’s environmental policies and initiatives were set to achieve. This study aims to assess the effectiveness of Singapore’s environmental policies and initiatives by understanding citizens’ perspectives of policy designs and implementations, and individual and contextual enablers and/or barriers that aid/inhibit citizens’ PEBs cultivation. The findings indicate that Singapore’s environmental policies and initiatives fail to consider citizens’ characteristics, lifestyles, and socioeconomic statuses, resulting in poor environmental reactivity. Additionally, limited communication objectives and avenues and inadequate citizen involvement in environmental policymaking deprive the development of environmental sensibilities and ownership. Policymakers may benefit from the findings by intensifying public outreach to exercise participatory engagement, exercising strategic communication and environmental education to inspire intrinsic motivations within individuals, and rendering necessary provisions to support citizens in cultivating PEBs. Bachelor of Social Sciences in Public Policy and Global Affairs 2023-07-24T01:23:56Z 2023-07-24T01:23:56Z 2023 Final Year Project (FYP) Chia, K. T. (2023). Investigating the effectiveness of Singapore's environmental policies and initiatives in cultivating pro-environmental behaviours. Final Year Project (FYP), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/169531 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/169531 en application/pdf Nanyang Technological University
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Chia, Kai Tiak
Investigating the effectiveness of Singapore's environmental policies and initiatives in cultivating pro-environmental behaviours
description In pursuit of sustainable living and development, the Singapore government has implemented environmental policies and initiatives to inspire citizens to develop greater pro-environmental interest. While citizens possess increasing environmental awareness, inculcations of pro-environmental behaviours (PEBs) are lacking, signifying a mismatch between policy outcomes and objectives that Singapore’s environmental policies and initiatives were set to achieve. This study aims to assess the effectiveness of Singapore’s environmental policies and initiatives by understanding citizens’ perspectives of policy designs and implementations, and individual and contextual enablers and/or barriers that aid/inhibit citizens’ PEBs cultivation. The findings indicate that Singapore’s environmental policies and initiatives fail to consider citizens’ characteristics, lifestyles, and socioeconomic statuses, resulting in poor environmental reactivity. Additionally, limited communication objectives and avenues and inadequate citizen involvement in environmental policymaking deprive the development of environmental sensibilities and ownership. Policymakers may benefit from the findings by intensifying public outreach to exercise participatory engagement, exercising strategic communication and environmental education to inspire intrinsic motivations within individuals, and rendering necessary provisions to support citizens in cultivating PEBs.
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title Investigating the effectiveness of Singapore's environmental policies and initiatives in cultivating pro-environmental behaviours
title_short Investigating the effectiveness of Singapore's environmental policies and initiatives in cultivating pro-environmental behaviours
title_full Investigating the effectiveness of Singapore's environmental policies and initiatives in cultivating pro-environmental behaviours
title_fullStr Investigating the effectiveness of Singapore's environmental policies and initiatives in cultivating pro-environmental behaviours
title_full_unstemmed Investigating the effectiveness of Singapore's environmental policies and initiatives in cultivating pro-environmental behaviours
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