Department for the Research on Environmental Behavior
Keywords: environmental behavior; environmental attitudes; ecosystem services; socioeconomic valuation
Our team: Markéta Braun Kohlová, Bronislav Farkač, Kateřina Kaprová, Jan Melichar, Petra Nepožitková, Petr Pavelčík, Jan Urban
Department for the Research on Environmental Behavior is focused on relations between environment, society and individuals, using two main approaches. The first perspective is the research on environmental behavior and its factors, including attitudes, beliefs, norms and values. We focus on behavior with significant impacts for environment, such as transportation and energy consumption. Laboratory methods, online and field experiments, as well as correlational and longitudinal studies are used. The experimental research is also done in our laboratory BERLAB (Behavioral Research Laboratory - in Czech only).
Scientific Articles of the Department
- Perception of natural ecosystems and urban greenery: Are we afraid of nature?
Frouz, J., Píšová, M., Urban, J., (2022) European Journal of Environmental Sciences [online], 12(2), 86-89 - Environmental Attitudes in 28 European Countries Derived From Atheoretically Compiled Opinions and Self-Reports of Behavior
Urban, J., Kaiser, F.G. (2022) Frontiers in Psychology [online], 13 (5.7.2022), 875419 - Dynamics and Management of Restored Forests in Post-Mining Sites with Respect to Their Recreation Value: A Matrix Growth Model
Melichar, J., Cienciala, M., Albert, J., Braun Kohlová, M., Máca, V., Pavelčík, P. (2022) Forests, 13(9), 1519 - Are Trees Planted along the Roads Sustainable? A Large-Scale Study in the Czech Republic
Mácová, K., Szórádová, A., Kolařík, J. (2022) Sustainability, 14(9), 5026 - A global experiment on motivating social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic
Legate, N., Urban, J., Braun Kohlová, M. & 550 authors (2022) Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 119 (22), e2111091119 - Green consumption does not make people cheat: Three attempts to replicate moral licensing effect due to pro-environmental behavior
Urban, J., Bahník, Š., Braun Kohlová, M. 2019. Green consumption does not make people cheat: Three attempts to replicate moral licensing effect due to pro-environmental behavior, Journal of Environmental Psychology, 63, 139-147. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2019.01.011. - How Do Observable Characteristics of Post-Mining Forests Affect Their Attractiveness for Recreation?
Braun Kohlova, M., Nepozitkova, P., Melichar, J. (2021) How Do Observable Characteristics of Post-Mining Forests Affect Their Attractiveness for Recreation? Land 2021, 10(9), 910; https://doi.org/10.3390/land10090910 - How High Is the Recreation Value of Successional Forests Growing Spontaneously on Coal Mine Spoil Heaps?
Kohlova, MB., Maca, V., Melichar, J., Pavelcik, P. (2021) How High Is the Recreation Value of Successional Forests Growing Spontaneously on Coal Mine Spoil Heaps? Forests, 12 (2) https://doi.org/10.3390/f12020160 - The Climate Change Stage of Change Measure: Vehicle Choice Experiment
Waygood, E.O.D., Wang, B., Daziano, R., Patterson, Z. and Braun Kohlová, M. (2021). The Climate Change Stage of Change Measure: Vehicle Choice Experiment. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management., https://doi.org/10.1080/09640568.2021.1913107 - A multi-country test of brief reappraisal interventions on emotions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Wang, K., Braun Kohlova, M., Urban, J. & 453 authors (2021). A multi-country test of brief reappraisal interventions on emotions during the COVID-19 pandemic. NATURE HUMAN BEHAVIOUR, 5 (8). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-021-01173-x - Stochastic evaluation of restoration procedures on postmining land areas using a game theory approach
Vach, M., Vachova, P., Walmsley, A., Berka, M., Albert, J., Cienciala, E., Kohlova, MB., Maca, V., Melichar, J. (2022) Stochastic evaluation of restoration procedures on postmining land areas using a game theory approach. LAND DEGRADATION & DEVELOPMENT, 33 (3) https://doi.org/10.1002/ldr.4163 - Are Trees Planted along the Roads Sustainable? A Large-Scale Study in the Czech Republic
Mácová K, Szórádová A, Kolařík J. Are Trees Planted along the Roads Sustainable? A Large-Scale Study in the Czech Republic. Sustainability. 2022; 14(9):5026. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14095026 - The COVID-19 crisis does not diminish environmental motivation: Evidence from two panel studies of decision making and self-reported pro-environmental behavior.
Urban, J., Braun Kohlová, M. (2022). The COVID-19 crisis does not diminish environmental motivation: Evidence from two panel studies of decision making and self-reported pro-environmental behavior. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 80, 101761, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2022.101761 - No Evidence of Within-Domain Moral Licensing in the Environmental Domain
Urban, J., Braun Kohlová, M., & Bahník, Š. (2020). No Evidence of Within-Domain Moral Licensing in the Environmental Domain. Environment and Behavior, Environment and Behavior. - Buy green, gain prestige and social status
Braun Kohlová, M., Urban, J.. (2020). Buy green, gain prestige and social status. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 69, June 2020, Temporary link, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2020.101416 - Increasing the influence of CO2 emissions information on car purchase
