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Annuaires --- Belgique --- België --- Bouwnijverheid --- Construction --- Jaarboeken --- Logements --- Statistieken --- Statistiques --- Woonhuizen --- Construction industry --- Housing --- Statistics --- Periodicals --- BE / Belgium - België - Belgique --- Published Yearly --- Closed periodicals --- Belgium --- Civil engineering. Building industry --- dwellings --- Housing.

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Les habitudes de consommation et le comportement des ménages ont des répercussions sur les stocks de ressources naturelles et la qualité de l’environnement qui devraient s’accentuer durant les années à venir. C’est pourquoi les gouvernements ont adopté une large panoplie de mesures afin d’inciter les consommateurs à intégrer le souci de l’environnement dans leurs achats et leurs habitudes. Parmi ces initiatives, on peut citer l’introduction de taxes liées à l’environnement, les normes de performance énergétique pour les logements, l’étiquetage des émissions de dioxyde de carbone pour les voitures, et les incitations fiscales en faveur de l’installation de panneaux solaires. Toutefois, comprendre et  influer sur le comportement des ménages reste un défi pour les décideurs. Cette publication présente les principales conclusions de l’analyse des réponses à l’enquête de l’OCDE ainsi que les implications de ces résultats pour les politiques publiques. L’enquête a été effectuée auprès de plus de 10 000 ménages dans dix pays : l’Australie, le Canada, la Corée, la France, l’Italie, le Mexique, la Norvège, les Pays-Bas, la République tchèque et la Suède. Elle apporte un éclairage nouveau sur les mesures politiques qui ont un réel impact en examinant les facteurs qui déterminent les comportements à l’égard de l’environnement dans cinq domaines : la consommation d’eau, la consommation d’énergie, le choix du mode de transport personnel, la consommation d’aliments biologiques ainsi que la production et le recyclage des déchets. Politique de l’environnement et comportement des ménages est une ressource précieuse pour tous ceux qui sont intéressés par la difficile question de ce qui favorise l’adoption de modes de vie plus écologiques, des décideurs jusqu’aux citoyens.

Environmental policy. --- Household ecology. --- Earth & Environmental Sciences --- Environmental Sciences --- Households --- Environment and state --- Environmental control --- Environmental management --- Environmental protection --- Environmental quality --- State and environment --- Ecology --- Government policy --- Dwellings --- Environmental auditing

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Existing buildings are responsible for over 40% of the world’s total primary energy consumption. An impressive amount of energy could be saved simply by applying energy-efficient technologies. Yet, various market barriers inhibit energy efficiency improvements in existing buildings and result in energy savings that are significantly lower than potentials.  This publication provides illustrations of policies and measures implemented in five IEA member countries and the European Union. Each case includes relevant background and contextual information, as well as a detailed evaluation of each policy according to five pre-defined criteria: relevance, effectiveness, flexibility, clarity and sustainability.  

Dwellings --- Energy conservation --- Energy policy --- Habitations --- Economies d'énergie --- Politique énergétique --- Case studies. --- Cas, Etudes de --- Dwellings -- Energy conservation -- Case studies. --- Energy conservation -- Economic aspects -- Case studies. --- Energy policy -- Case studies. --- Mechanical Engineering --- Engineering & Applied Sciences --- Mechanical Engineering - General --- Economic aspects --- Economies d'énergie --- Politique énergétique --- Energy and state --- Power resources --- State and energy --- Industrial policy --- Conservation of energy resources --- Conservation of power resources --- Rational use of energy --- RUE (Rational use of energy) --- Conservation of natural resources --- Energy consumption --- Recycling (Waste, etc.) --- Domiciles --- Homes --- Houses --- One-family houses --- Residences --- Residential buildings --- Single-family homes --- Buildings --- Architecture, Domestic --- House-raising parties --- Household ecology --- Housing --- Government policy --- énergie --- économie d'énergie

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Developing growth strategies that promote greener lifestyles requires a good understanding of what factors affect people’s behaviour towards the environment. Recent OECD work based on periodic surveys of more than 10 000 households across a number of countries and areas represents a breakthrough by providing a common framework to collect unique empirical evidence for better policy design. This publication presents responses from the most recent round of the OECD survey implemented in 2011 in 5 areas (energy, food, transport, waste and water) and 11 countries: Australia, Canada, Chile, France, Israel, Japan, Korea, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. Analysis comparing the data across countries, policy conditions and households’ characteristics reveals which measures most effectively change behaviour. Each round of the survey also allows to track changes over time and to explore new emerging issues.   The new survey confirms the importance of providing the right economic incentives for influencing our decisions. The findings indicate that “soft” measures such as labelling and public information campaigns also have a significant complementary role to play. Spurring desirable behaviour change requires a mix of these instruments.  This book is a milestone for all those interested by the challenging question of ways to promote greener behaviour, from policy makers to individual citizens.  

Environment --- Sustainable living --- Environmental policy. --- House cleaning --- Government policy. --- Environmental aspects. --- Dwellings --- Environment and state --- Environmental control --- Environmental management --- Environmental protection --- Environmental quality --- State and environment --- Ecological living --- Green living --- Living, Sustainable --- Cleaning --- Government policy --- Sanitation, Household --- Environmental auditing --- Alternative lifestyles --- Environmentalism --- Green movement

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Does small mean less? Not necessarily. In an era of housing crises, environmental unsustainability and social fragmentation, the need for more sociable, affordable and sustainable housing is vital. The answer? Shared living - from joint households to land-sharing, cohousing and ecovillages. Using successful examples from a range of countries, Anitra Nelson shows how 'eco-collaborative housing' - resident-driven low impact living with shared facilities and activities - can address the great social, economic and sustainability challenges that householders and capitalist societies face today. Sharing living spaces and facilities results in householders having more amenities and opportunities for neighbourly interaction. Small is Necessary places contemporary models of 'alternative' housing and living at centre stage arguing that they are outward-looking, culturally rich, with low ecological footprints and offer governance techniques for a more equitable and sustainable future.

Shared housing --- Ecological houses --- Sociology of shared housing --- Sociology --- Domicile-sharing --- Home sharing --- Shared facilities (Housing) --- Housing --- Roommates --- Alternative homes --- Ecohomes --- Environmental homes --- Green homes (Green technology) --- Low impact houses --- Sustainable houses --- Dwellings --- Sustainable buildings --- Sociological aspects --- E-books --- Shared housing. --- Ecological houses.