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Article: Understanding the behavioural gap between perceived and actual environmental behaviour: Investigating the clam-harvesting pattern in Hong Kong SAR, China

TitleUnderstanding the behavioural gap between perceived and actual environmental behaviour: Investigating the clam-harvesting pattern in Hong Kong SAR, China
Authors
KeywordsSustainable clam harvesting
Sustainable tourism
Social desirability
Environmental attitude
Environmental behaviour
Environmental management
Issue Date2021
PublisherElsevier BV. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/jclepro
Citation
Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021, v. 316, article no. 128259 How to Cite?
AbstractAt every given site with conservation value, there is a dilemma between conservation and the use of natural resources. Here we describe the first in-depth investigation of the differences between perceived and actual behaviour in clam harvesting, with a view to determine a more sustainable approach to conserve a previously unprotected tourist and clam-harvesting site, Shui Hau, in Hong Kong. We assessed harvesting pressure by conducting a clam-harvest photographic survey and collected self-reported questionnaires in 2018. More than 90% of visitors per sampling day were assessed for the survey, resulting in 86 sets of completed questionnaires and clam harvest photographs, in which we counted the number of clams harvested and recorded the shell length of each clam. We found that the clam-diggers had high self-reported environmental attitudes and behaviour, and a higher new ecological paradigm score was associated with a better clam-digging related attitude and perceived clam-digging behaviour. The low correlation between self-reported behaviour and actual behaviour indicated that most clam-diggers had different concepts or definitions of the appropriate size of the clam harvest and the size of a mature clam, even though each digger reported that he/she had the highest level of environmental attitudes and behaviour. This differentiation may imply a transition problem between environmental attitudes and actual environmental behaviour. An effective management approach is needed to foster clam-diggers’ sense of biodiversity to embrace the long-term sustainable use of coastal resources.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/306781
ISSN
2023 Impact Factor: 9.7
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 2.058
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dc.contributor.authorSo, KJY-
dc.contributor.authorCheang, CC-
dc.contributor.authorHui, TY-
dc.contributor.authorChan, JKY-
dc.date.accessioned2021-10-22T07:39:31Z-
dc.date.available2021-10-22T07:39:31Z-
dc.date.issued2021-
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Cleaner Production, 2021, v. 316, article no. 128259-
dc.identifier.issn0959-6526-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/306781-
dc.description.abstractAt every given site with conservation value, there is a dilemma between conservation and the use of natural resources. Here we describe the first in-depth investigation of the differences between perceived and actual behaviour in clam harvesting, with a view to determine a more sustainable approach to conserve a previously unprotected tourist and clam-harvesting site, Shui Hau, in Hong Kong. We assessed harvesting pressure by conducting a clam-harvest photographic survey and collected self-reported questionnaires in 2018. More than 90% of visitors per sampling day were assessed for the survey, resulting in 86 sets of completed questionnaires and clam harvest photographs, in which we counted the number of clams harvested and recorded the shell length of each clam. We found that the clam-diggers had high self-reported environmental attitudes and behaviour, and a higher new ecological paradigm score was associated with a better clam-digging related attitude and perceived clam-digging behaviour. The low correlation between self-reported behaviour and actual behaviour indicated that most clam-diggers had different concepts or definitions of the appropriate size of the clam harvest and the size of a mature clam, even though each digger reported that he/she had the highest level of environmental attitudes and behaviour. This differentiation may imply a transition problem between environmental attitudes and actual environmental behaviour. An effective management approach is needed to foster clam-diggers’ sense of biodiversity to embrace the long-term sustainable use of coastal resources.-
dc.languageeng-
dc.publisherElsevier BV. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/jclepro-
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Cleaner Production-
dc.subjectSustainable clam harvesting-
dc.subjectSustainable tourism-
dc.subjectSocial desirability-
dc.subjectEnvironmental attitude-
dc.subjectEnvironmental behaviour-
dc.subjectEnvironmental management-
dc.titleUnderstanding the behavioural gap between perceived and actual environmental behaviour: Investigating the clam-harvesting pattern in Hong Kong SAR, China-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.identifier.emailHui, TY: hty13@connect.hku.hk-
dc.identifier.emailChan, JKY: chanjky@hku.hk-
dc.description.naturelink_to_subscribed_fulltext-
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.128259-
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-85111111450-
dc.identifier.hkuros328464-
dc.identifier.volume316-
dc.identifier.spagearticle no. 128259-
dc.identifier.epagearticle no. 128259-
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000706970300004-
dc.publisher.placeNetherlands-

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