Abstract
The Green Passbook is a Community Currency mechanism applied to waste sorting initiatives in rural areas of China. A field study was conducted at the Green Passbook national demonstration site to evaluate the local effectiveness of its practice. Through semi-structured interviews and qualitative research using the KJ method, the study shows that using a top-down approach to implement a Green Passbook policy in rural waste sorting reduces garbage and enhances awareness. Nevertheless, the standardized Green Passbook model is adopted in diverse ways across various social systems. The result shows the improvement in community and system attributes in three areas: perceived behavioral control, social norms, perceived benefits , which can help address institutional challenges. The findings are valuable in guiding the design practice of group behavioral change.
Keywords
waste sorting; community currency; public service
DOI
https://doi.org/10.21606/drs.2024.812
Citation
Guo, Y., Meng, H., Hu, Y., Du, X., and Ji, T. (2024) Is Community Currency feasible in rural China? A field study on waste sorting improvement Via Green Passbook, in Gray, C., Ciliotta Chehade, E., Hekkert, P., Forlano, L., Ciuccarelli, P., Lloyd, P. (eds.), DRS2024: Boston, 23–28 June, Boston, USA. https://doi.org/10.21606/drs.2024.812
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Is Community Currency feasible in rural China? A field study on waste sorting improvement Via Green Passbook
The Green Passbook is a Community Currency mechanism applied to waste sorting initiatives in rural areas of China. A field study was conducted at the Green Passbook national demonstration site to evaluate the local effectiveness of its practice. Through semi-structured interviews and qualitative research using the KJ method, the study shows that using a top-down approach to implement a Green Passbook policy in rural waste sorting reduces garbage and enhances awareness. Nevertheless, the standardized Green Passbook model is adopted in diverse ways across various social systems. The result shows the improvement in community and system attributes in three areas: perceived behavioral control, social norms, perceived benefits , which can help address institutional challenges. The findings are valuable in guiding the design practice of group behavioral change.