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What is the minimum budget for an adequate social participation in Spain? An estimate through the reference budgets approach University of Antwerp
In Spain, the percentage of population living in poverty or social exclusion has consistently increased since 2007. This trend makes it unlikely to reach the Spanish National Europe 2020 target, which is to reduce in 1.400.000 the people at risk of poverty or exclusion. At the same time, the Spanish Minimum Income Protection Schemes are complex, fragmented and inefficient. In the context of the Europe 2020 Strategy, reference budgets are ...
Cross-Layer Framework and Optimization for Efficient Use of the Energy Budget of IoT Nodes KU Leuven
Do verbal and visual nudges influence consumers’ choice for sustainable fashion? University of Antwerp KU Leuven
The fashion industry is one of the largest polluters of the world. The exploitation of resources for the ever-changing trends in fashion puts tremendous pressure on the environment. The literature shows that nudging could be an encouraging tool to promote pro-environmental behavior. The aim of this study was to investigate whether nudging can influence consumers’ choice towards sustainable fashion. We examined if a verbal or visual nudge on a ...
Nudging as a crime prevention strategy: the use of nudges to improve cyclists' locking behavior and reduce the opportunities for bicycle theft Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre University of Antwerp
As policy makers are developing new alternative strategies to prevent bicycle theft, a nudging approach could provide useful insights in this field. In the current study, two different nudges were implemented at a selection of bicycle parking facilities in the neighborhood of a Belgian university campus. To measure the effectiveness of the nudges, a multi-method approach was used with a combination of observations (n = 3963) and questionnaires ...
Default-name and tasting nudges increase salsify soup choice without increasing overall soup choice. KU Leuven
Nudging is a popular behavior change technique but the conditions for its effectiveness have not been researched extensively. The current study aimed to test whether the effectiveness of nudging is limited to certain characteristics of the nudged product by focusing on a specific product (salsify soup) within a broader category (soups). Two parallel studies were conducted in two sandwich restaurants in a university setting at which a ...
The effect of nudges aligned with the renewed Flemish Food Triangle on the purchase of fresh fruits: An on-campus restaurant experiment KU Leuven Vrije Universiteit Brussel
OBJECTIVE: This study examined the effect of nudges, inspired by the recently renewed Flemish Food Triangle, on fruit sales in a Belgian on-campus university restaurant. METHODS: In this mixed-method real-life experiment, nudges were added weekly over a period of four consecutive weeks: placement of (1) Food Triangle posters in the restaurant, (2) 'green heart' icons above the fruit stands, and (3) substitution and (4) social norm messages at ...
What about nudges in the process industry? Exploring a new safety management tool University of Antwerp
Since the nineteen sixties, after the successive introductions of safety equipment, standards, inherently safe process designs, sophisticated safety management systems and a suite of process safety indicators, all that remains to be slayed in safe work would seem to be the person centered part. The presence of major hazard and risk control via well-established safety management systems in the process industry offers a unique opportunity to add ...