Imagine trying to get people to change their habits, but you don't actually know why they do what they do. This project acts like a psychological map for land owners, figuring out what actually motivates a farmer or a city planner to protect nature. It then turns those insights into a digital toolkit to help people make better choices for the planet.
Landowners often value the environment but make decisions that harm it due to hidden drivers. Current legislation and funding fail to stop biodiversity loss because they ignore the psychology behind land use decisions.
A digital learning environment and a toolbox of technologies. It also includes spatial, social, and economic models to predict land use patterns.
If you are a software provider dealing with low adoption of sustainable farming practices — this project developed a digital learning environment that uses behavioral drivers to increase user willingness to adopt green land use.
If you are a consultancy dealing with unpredictable land use changes — this project developed spatial and economic models that predict future land patterns based on human motivations and market prices.
If you are a developer dealing with local resistance to new energy sites — this project developed a set of innovative incentive schemes and policy lab results to better align project goals with landowner motivations.
Based on available project data, no specific pricing or cost for the digital toolbox has been disclosed.
The project aims to support governance levels from local to supra-national scales, but the current status is in the research and development phase.
Based on available project data, there are no specific details regarding patents or licensing agreements provided.
It targets climate change, biodiversity loss, and renewable energy challenges, aligning with long-term European sustainability goals.
The project period runs until 2028-02-29, indicating that final results are expected by that date.
The consortium is heavily weighted toward research and academia, with 7 universities and 6 research organizations. With only 1 industry partner and 2 SMEs (a 5% industry ratio), the project is primarily driven by scientific discovery and social science rather than immediate commercial productization.
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