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 | |
922 | 928 | 925 | 1004 | 989 | 4768 |
1-I have a shower instead of a bath. | 150 | 162 | 155 | 166 | 164 | 797 | |
2-I don't leave the taps or shower running when I’m not using it. | 152 | 162 | 141 | 179 | 161 | 795 | |
3-At home I save rain water to water my plants. | 161 | 141 | 160 | 172 | 161 | 795 | |
4-I turn off the tap when I brush my teeth. | 151 | 153 | 154 | 165 | 171 | 794 | |
5-At work place I’ve proposed to set up water taps with motion sensors. | 156 | 147 | 162 | 156 | 172 | 793 | |
6-I have initiated local government to install rainwater collectors near urban gardens and parks for watering the plants. | 152 | 163 | 153 | 166 | 160 | 794 |
WASTE MANAGEMENT | I always do | I sometimes do | I never do | I will do | I won’t do | Total | |
952 | 970 | 934 | 976 | 930 | 4762 |
1-I encourage entrepreneurs (shops, restaurants, hotels) to cooperate with NGOs in food sharing and redistributing. | 168 | 162 | 156 | 146 | 162 | 794 | |
2-I buy refilled printer cartridges instead of disposable one. | 162 | 148 | 161 | 164 | 158 | 793 | |
3-I donate unwanted items to charity shops or community projects instead of binning them. | 156 | 161 | 146 | 177 | 154 | 794 | |
4-I buy food with less packaging possible . | 143 | 170 | 157 | 159 | 165 | 794 | |
5-At my work place I bring my prepared lunch in an reusable box. | 158 | 166 | 166 | 157 | 147 | 794 | |
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. | 165 | 163 | 148 | 173 | 144 | 793 |
ENERGY MANAGEMENT | I always do | I sometimes do | I never do | I will do | I won’t do | Total | |
993 | 917 | 990 | 923 | 937 | 4760 |
1-I switch off lights in rooms that aren’t being used. | 165 | 152 | 152 | 153 | 172 | 794 | |
2-I change light bulbs to low energy bulbs. | 170 | 122 | 176 | 159 | 166 | 793 | |
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. | 180 | 157 | 167 | 153 | 136 | 793 | |
4-I have initiated to my local government to install street light sensors near pedestrian crossings. | 164 | 163 | 155 | 148 | 163 | 793 | |
5-When I use air conditioning, I keep the windows and doors closed. | 161 | 164 | 172 | 160 | 137 | 794 | |
6-I choose the right size pan for the size of the food that I have to cook. | 153 | 159 | 168 | 150 | 163 | 793 |
URBAN MOBILITY | I always do | I sometimes do | I never do | I will do | I won’t do | Total | |
960 | 926 | 949 | 973 | 951 | 4759 |
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. | 166 | 142 | 164 | 169 | 152 | 793 | |
2-I use public transport to move. I find out about bus and train times. | 154 | 158 | 158 | 172 | 152 | 794 | |
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. | 162 | 163 | 148 | 159 | 161 | 793 | |
4-I take part in or set up a group journey with friends or colleagues when travelling in the same direction. | 145 | 153 | 170 | 162 | 163 | 793 | |
5-For short journeys, I try not to use the car: I walk or cycle instead. | 173 | 175 | 151 | 149 | 146 | 794 | |
6-I have written a letter to my city council in order to implement renewable energies sources and systems of car sharing. | 160 | 135 | 158 | 162 | 177 | 792 |
E-GOVERNANCE | I always do | I sometimes do | I never do | I will do | I won’t do | Total | |
951 | 959 | 1038 | 922 | 892 | 4762 |
1-I use e-banking system to pay my bills. | 189 | 147 | 164 | 164 | 130 | 794 | |
2-I use digital platforms (online tax registers, document submission platforms) at work. | 156 | 164 | 203 | 134 | 137 | 794 | |
3-My municipality has an online platform, and I use it. | 142 | 179 | 188 | 155 | 129 | 793 | |
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. | 154 | 157 | 152 | 166 | 165 | 794 | |
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.) | 149 | 151 | 153 | 160 | 180 | 793 | |
6-I invite my friends and colleagues to be more active in e-governance in order to improve the system. | 161 | 161 | 178 | 143 | 151 | 794 |
DATA MINING | I always do | I sometimes do | I never do | I will do | I won’t do | Total | |
951 | 985 | 904 | 960 | 963 | 4763 |
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 | 174 | 158 | 166 | 154 | 794 | |
2-I read terms and conditions of the website before accepting them. | 158 | 178 | 139 | 165 | 154 | 794 | |
3-I use incognito browser window for all important work related web browsing. | 155 | 169 | 155 | 150 | 165 | 794 | |
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. | 169 | 155 | 145 | 160 | 165 | 794 | |
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. | 157 | 149 | 147 | 163 | 177 | 793 | |
6-I keep me updated about new privacy policies and the meaning of terms like “internet cookies”, “GDPR”... | 170 | 160 | 160 | 156 | 148 | 794 |
CITIZEN SERVICES | I always do | I sometimes do | I never do | I will do | I won’t do | Total | |
918 | 962 | 967 | 954 | 960 | 4761 |
1-I use apps that allow me to have some fast services, for example payments. | 156 | 170 | 163 | 158 | 147 | 794 | |
2-I inform municipality when I have new ideas and good practices in order to reduce pollution and improve social life. | 154 | 163 | 159 | 165 | 153 | 794 | |
3-I participate to city activities and try to involve people in order to motivate social support. | 149 | 169 | 155 | 167 | 154 | 794 | |
4-I’ve written a letter to my municipality to develop an app for tourism around objects of interest. | 162 | 150 | 161 | 162 | 158 | 793 | |
5-I collaborate with associations and propose me as a “bridge” in order to disseminate citizen services. | 147 | 159 | 175 | 153 | 159 | 793 | |
6-I proposed to my municipality to develop a system of monitoring problems and finding solutions. | 150 | 151 | 154 | 149 | 189 | 793 |
ACCESS FOR ALL | I always do | I sometimes do | I never do | I will do | I won’t do | Total | |
909 | 911 | 1019 | 946 | 985 | 4770 |
1-I have written to my municipality about some inaccessible public buildings and about the use of the universal design in developing services. | 155 | 145 | 162 | 160 | 173 | 795 | |
2-I work in a place accessible for all. | 148 | 163 | 180 | 162 | 142 | 795 | |
3-Means of transport in my city are accessible for people with disability. | 152 | 135 | 171 | 150 | 187 | 795 | |
4-When preparing a document I take care that the layout is accessible for all and easily readable. | 150 | 159 | 160 | 142 | 184 | 795 | |
5-When meeting someone with disability I take care to make my communication clear and the environment accessible. | 145 | 156 | 180 | 162 | 152 | 795 | |
6-I find apps and new technologies created for people with disabilities useful for all and I use them too. | 159 | 153 | 166 | 170 | 147 | 795 |