The following list contains actions that you can do to make your environment - home, work, city - SMARTER. The actions are grouped into 8 areas:
We would like you to reflect on the actions that you might already be doing and to consider starting other actions, particularly those that can turn your community into a SMART one. You can see the results of other participants of the survey clicking on an area (Water Management, Energy Management, etc.).
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WATER MANAGEMENT | I always do | I sometimes do | I never do | I will do | I won’t do | Total | |
909 | 918 | 915 | 1000 | 986 | 4728 |
1-I have a shower instead of a bath. | 145 | 161 | 155 | 165 | 164 | 790 | |
2-I don't leave the taps or shower running when I’m not using it. | 149 | 160 | 140 | 178 | 161 | 788 | |
3-At home I save rain water to water my plants. | 161 | 138 | 156 | 172 | 161 | 788 | |
4-I turn off the tap when I brush my teeth. | 146 | 151 | 154 | 165 | 171 | 787 | |
5-At work place I’ve proposed to set up water taps with motion sensors. | 156 | 146 | 159 | 155 | 171 | 787 | |
6-I have initiated local government to install rainwater collectors near urban gardens and parks for watering the plants. | 152 | 162 | 151 | 165 | 158 | 788 |
WASTE MANAGEMENT | I always do | I sometimes do | I never do | I will do | I won’t do | Total | |
937 | 963 | 922 | 973 | 928 | 4723 |
1-I encourage entrepreneurs (shops, restaurants, hotels) to cooperate with NGOs in food sharing and redistributing. | 167 | 162 | 153 | 145 | 161 | 788 | |
2-I buy refilled printer cartridges instead of disposable one. | 160 | 147 | 159 | 163 | 158 | 787 | |
3-I donate unwanted items to charity shops or community projects instead of binning them. | 152 | 159 | 145 | 177 | 154 | 787 | |
4-I buy food with less packaging possible . | 140 | 168 | 155 | 159 | 165 | 787 | |
5-At my work place I bring my prepared lunch in an reusable box. | 154 | 164 | 165 | 157 | 147 | 787 | |
6-I have written a letter to my local municipality to install recycling containers in the city centre and to raise awareness about recycling topic. | 164 | 163 | 145 | 172 | 143 | 787 |
ENERGY MANAGEMENT | I always do | I sometimes do | I never do | I will do | I won’t do | Total | |
973 | 912 | 981 | 921 | 935 | 4722 |
1-I switch off lights in rooms that aren’t being used. | 159 | 151 | 152 | 153 | 172 | 787 | |
2-I change light bulbs to low energy bulbs. | 166 | 121 | 175 | 159 | 166 | 787 | |
3-I proposed to work place direction to install occupancy sensors which turn lights on or off depending on whether there is someone in the room. | 179 | 156 | 165 | 152 | 135 | 787 | |
4-I have initiated to my local government to install street light sensors near pedestrian crossings. | 163 | 163 | 152 | 147 | 162 | 787 | |
5-When I use air conditioning, I keep the windows and doors closed. | 157 | 163 | 170 | 160 | 137 | 787 | |
6-I choose the right size pan for the size of the food that I have to cook. | 149 | 158 | 167 | 150 | 163 | 787 |
URBAN MOBILITY | I always do | I sometimes do | I never do | I will do | I won’t do | Total | |
948 | 916 | 940 | 970 | 948 | 4722 |
1-When I buy a car or when I use car sharing, I think about the energy and carbon necessary to make it work and I choose renewable energies. | 165 | 141 | 162 | 168 | 151 | 787 | |
2-I use public transport to move. I find out about bus and train times. | 150 | 156 | 157 | 172 | 152 | 787 | |
3-I plan my journeys to avoid congestion: for instance I use applications to avoid traffic congestion and reduce the amount of wasted journey time and pollution. | 160 | 162 | 146 | 159 | 160 | 787 | |
4-I take part in or set up a group journey with friends or colleagues when travelling in the same direction. | 142 | 151 | 169 | 162 | 163 | 787 | |
5-For short journeys, I try not to use the car: I walk or cycle instead. | 171 | 172 | 150 | 148 | 146 | 787 | |
6-I have written a letter to my city council in order to implement renewable energies sources and systems of car sharing. | 160 | 134 | 156 | 161 | 176 | 787 |
E-GOVERNANCE | I always do | I sometimes do | I never do | I will do | I won’t do | Total | |
937 | 947 | 1028 | 919 | 891 | 4722 |
1-I use e-banking system to pay my bills. | 185 | 144 | 164 | 164 | 130 | 787 | |
2-I use digital platforms (online tax registers, document submission platforms) at work. | 153 | 161 | 202 | 134 | 137 | 787 | |
3-My municipality has an online platform, and I use it. | 140 | 178 | 186 | 154 | 129 | 787 | |
4-I use e-governance systems whenever I can because I find them easy and quick to use, as well as better for the environment. | 152 | 153 | 151 | 166 | 165 | 787 | |
5-I have written a letter to my city council in order to implement e-governance systems for every possible activity and for promoting particular services during profiled trainings for particular target groups (eg. elderly, people with limited mobility, visual impairments etc.) | 148 | 151 | 150 | 159 | 179 | 787 | |
6-I invite my friends and colleagues to be more active in e-governance in order to improve the system. | 159 | 160 | 175 | 142 | 151 | 787 |
DATA MINING | I always do | I sometimes do | I never do | I will do | I won’t do | Total | |
944 | 967 | 892 | 958 | 961 | 4722 |
1-I use social networks and give them all the information that they ask even when it’s not compulsory to give them because I’m sure of my privacy. | 142 | 170 | 156 | 166 | 153 | 787 | |
2-I read terms and conditions of the website before accepting them. | 158 | 174 | 137 | 164 | 154 | 787 | |
3-I use incognito browser window for all important work related web browsing. | 155 | 166 | 151 | 150 | 165 | 787 | |
4-I know that sites and social networks use information that I give in order to suggest me sites and objects that could be interesting for me. | 165 | 152 | 145 | 160 | 165 | 787 | |
5-I’ve written a letter to my government to promote the safe use of the internet and to educate how collecting data may be beneficial for the communities. | 156 | 149 | 144 | 162 | 176 | 787 | |
6-I keep me updated about new privacy policies and the meaning of terms like “internet cookies”, “GDPR”... | 168 | 156 | 159 | 156 | 148 | 787 |
CITIZEN SERVICES | I always do | I sometimes do | I never do | I will do | I won’t do | Total | |
913 | 952 | 951 | 949 | 957 | 4722 |
1-I use apps that allow me to have some fast services, for example payments. | 152 | 167 | 163 | 158 | 147 | 787 | |
2-I inform municipality when I have new ideas and good practices in order to reduce pollution and improve social life. | 154 | 162 | 155 | 164 | 152 | 787 | |
3-I participate to city activities and try to involve people in order to motivate social support. | 148 | 167 | 152 | 166 | 154 | 787 | |
4-I’ve written a letter to my municipality to develop an app for tourism around objects of interest. | 162 | 149 | 158 | 161 | 157 | 787 | |
5-I collaborate with associations and propose me as a “bridge” in order to disseminate citizen services. | 147 | 157 | 172 | 152 | 159 | 787 | |
6-I proposed to my municipality to develop a system of monitoring problems and finding solutions. | 150 | 150 | 151 | 148 | 188 | 787 |
ACCESS FOR ALL | I always do | I sometimes do | I never do | I will do | I won’t do | Total | |
892 | 892 | 1013 | 942 | 983 | 4722 |
1-I have written to my municipality about some inaccessible public buildings and about the use of the universal design in developing services. | 154 | 144 | 158 | 158 | 173 | 787 | |
2-I work in a place accessible for all. | 144 | 162 | 179 | 161 | 141 | 787 | |
3-Means of transport in my city are accessible for people with disability. | 150 | 130 | 171 | 150 | 186 | 787 | |
4-When preparing a document I take care that the layout is accessible for all and easily readable. | 148 | 154 | 160 | 141 | 184 | 787 | |
5-When meeting someone with disability I take care to make my communication clear and the environment accessible. | 140 | 154 | 179 | 162 | 152 | 787 | |
6-I find apps and new technologies created for people with disabilities useful for all and I use them too. | 156 | 148 | 166 | 170 | 147 | 787 |