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Journal of Social Issues, Vol. 63, No. 1, 2007, pp. 1--19 Human Behavior and Environmental Sustainability: Problems , Driving Forces, and Research TopicsCharles Vlek and Linda StegUniversity of GroningenSocial and behavioral research is crucial for securing Environmental sustain-ability and improving Human living environments. To put the following articlesinto broader perspective, we first give an overview of worldwide developmentsin Environmental quality and trends in resource use. Second, five general drivingforces of global Environmental change are distinguished: population, affluence,technology, institutions, and culture; these are considered in view of criticaltransitions in the evolution of Human society.
II. For the countries of the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Develop-ment (OECD) Schipper (1997) reported that the number of vehicle-kilometers per capita has been steadily rising from 1970 onward in Western countries. Carbon emissions correspondingly rose over the same period, with the per capita figure
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