Environmental sustainability in residential housing: understanding attitudes and behaviour towards

The most effective ways of shaping positive change in household waste/water/energy perceptions and behaviour and what are the costs and benefits of these approaches for stakeholders? As the first phase of the research project, the positioning paper assesses the existing Commonwealth, state, and local policies in relation to household energy and water use and waste management (waste/water/energy) w. [...] The coverage of energy and water conservation, the inclusion of objective measures of these two practices, and the systematic examination of household tenure and composition will help expand our understanding of household energy and water conservation specifically, and household sustainability more generally. [...] What are the most effective ways of shaping positive change in household waste/water/energy perceptions and behaviour and what are the costs and benefits of these approaches for stakeholders? 1.3 Structure of the positioning paper In Chapter 2 we provide an overview of local government, state and Commonwealth policies aimed at addressing household energy and water use, and domestic recycling. [...] 2.7 Policy relevance of the research The review of the policy context in relation to household waste, water and energy highlights a range of approaches adopted by government to promote waste minimization, and water and energy efficiency in Australian homes. [...] The focus of the current research on the integration of a psycho-social understanding of household environmental attitudes and decisions with policy and housing perspectives will provide critical information to policy makers in the area of urban environmental sustainability.