了解新兴经济体中消费者对电子垃圾的看法:以印度新德里为例。

IF 3.6 4区 环境科学与生态学 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Energy, Ecology and Environment Pub Date : 2022-01-01 Epub Date: 2022-02-12 DOI:10.1007/s40974-022-00242-9
Anwesha Borthakur, Pardeep Singh
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引用次数: 6

摘要

近年来,废弃电子产品或电子垃圾的数量显著增加。特别是年轻人,是当今世界最大的电子设备消费者之一,尽管对他们的看法、意识和电子废物处理行为的研究很少。考虑到新兴经济体电子垃圾的增长轨迹,在印度首都新德里进行了一项研究,调查了年龄在18-22岁之间的1039名受访者。考虑到它的侵略性一代,废弃的手机被认为是电子垃圾的代表。通过炫耀性消费和一次性社会等理论框架对手机的购买行为和丢弃行为进行了评价。还探讨了计划淘汰和过早淘汰的概念。采用被调查者驱动滚雪球抽样法进行结构化问卷调查。我们观察到,在我们的研究样本中,功能需求是决定购买新手机时最重要的考虑因素。超过49%的受访者在1至3年内更换手机。这与手机在其实际使用寿命内被丢弃的事实相对应。总的来说,可以得出结论,炫耀性消费和一次性社会的主要属性在我们的研究样本中仍然不占主导地位。印度处理电子垃圾的经验有可能为政策制定和可持续管理提供重要见解,特别是在其他新兴经济体和发展中国家。
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Understanding consumers' perspectives of electronic waste in an emerging economy: a case study of New Delhi, India.

Understanding consumers' perspectives of electronic waste in an emerging economy: a case study of New Delhi, India.

Obsolete electronics or E-waste has observed significant escalation in the recent years. Young adults, in particular, are one of the largest consumers of electronic equipments in the contemporary world, although research on their perceptions, awareness and disposal behavior of E-waste has been far and few in between. Considering the growth trajectory of E-waste in the emerging economies, a study has been carried out in the capital city of India, New Delhi with 1039 respondents in the age group of 18-22. Contemplating its aggressive generation, obsolete mobile phone was considered as a representative of E-waste. Both purchase and disposal behaviors of mobile phones were evaluated through the lens of theoretical frameworks such as conspicuous consumption and throwaway society. The concepts of planned and premature obsolescence were also explored. A structured questionnaire survey was carried out through a respondent driven snowball sampling method. We observed that the functional need is the foremost consideration while deciding to purchase a new mobile phone within our study sample. Over 49% of our respondents change their mobile phones between 1 and 3 years. This corresponds to the fact that mobile phones are discarded very much within their actual functional lifespan. Overall, it could be concluded that the major attributes of conspicuous consumption and a throwaway society are still not dominant in our study sample. The experiences of India's E-waste have the potential to provide important insights for policy formulation and sustainable management particularly in other emerging economies and developing countries.

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