Quantification of environmental load reduction effects from a change to a bicyclist consciousness

Research Project

Project/Area Number	24760434
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Research Field	Civil and environmental engineering
Research Institution	Kobe Yamate University
Principal Investigator	WADA NARIAKI 神戸山手大学, 現代社会学部, 准教授 (00441410)
Project Period (FY)	2012-04-01 – 2014-03-31
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2013)
Budget Amount *help	¥2,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥600,000) Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000) Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Keywords	自転車利用 / 環境負荷 / 環境意識 / 環境配慮行動 / 意識構造 / 調査研究
Research Abstract	In spite of the strong consciousness of electricity conservation held by bicyclists, that awareness is not reflected in their actual behaviors. Our investigation has demonstrated quantitatively that the environmental load reduction achieved by the transformation of motorists to mass transit (train, bus) users or bicyclists reaches a limit if they all become bicyclists. Moreover, results show that if one who is not engaging in any pro-environmental behavior does any single activity, the greatest environmental load reduction can be attained through LED bulb use.