Kozyreva P.M., Smirnov A.I.(2026) Features of Urban Residents’ Involvement in Everyday Environmental Practices and Their Assessment of the Local Environment. Mir Rossii, vol. 35, no 4, pp. 118–139 (in Russian). DOI: 10.17323 ...

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Abstract

This study identifies the extent of urban residents’ involvement in everyday environmental practices aimed at preserving and protecting the environment, and determines how this involvement is related to their concern about the state of the environment where they live. The analysis is based on data from the Russian Longitudinal Monitoring Survey—HSE (RLMS-HSE). The study reveals a low and relatively static level of involvement, with the exception of resource saving, since the use of resources entails substantial household expenses and cannot be abandoned. One of the few clearly visible positive trends is a significant increase in the number of urban residents who appropriately dispose of environmentally harmful household waste. Urban residents’ involvement in practices related to the improvement and maintenance of urban spaces is declining. The findings show that costs and attitudes toward the environment are important factors shaping the environmental behavior of urban residents. Less affluent urban residents are more actively involved in practices related to resource saving and the maintenance of urban spaces, whereas more affluent residents, motivated by concern for their health, are much more responsible in their use of clean water and disposal of hazardous household waste. Growing dissatisfaction with the state of the local environment increases urban residents’ involvement in everyday environmental practices related to responsible consumption and waste management, but does not affect their participation in everyday practices aimed at saving resources and maintaining urban spaces. Responsible environmental behavior among urban residents is determined more by concern about the state of the local environment than by concern about their financial situation or by overall life satisfaction.