97409 20210902121836.0 doi 10.3390/ijerph17238993 sideral 121727 ART-2020-121727 eng Esteban-Salvador, María Luis Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0001-6511-1893 Environmental practices in firms located in underpopulated rural areas in Spain: The case of the province of Teruel 2020 Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted This study aims to develop a better understanding of what drives small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to engage in environmental practices in isolated rural areas. Despite a growing literature on environmental behavior in different contexts, the green activities of SMEs in rural areas remains underexposed. This neglect is remarkable, and deserves attention given the serious depopulation problems they have to face, and the economic and social challenges that lie ahead. Using unique data from 141 SMEs in one of the most sparsely populated regions in the European Union, we study the influence of territorial relations on firms’ environmental conduct. Our results suggest that different territorial factors have some impact on the adoption of environmental practices. We report evidence indicative of the role of these factors in shaping environmental decisions. Finally, we offer suggestions for future research that could further develop our understanding of environmental management decisions in rural and underpopulated areas. info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA-FEDER/Construyendo Europa desde Aragón info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA/S11-20R-CEMBE info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA/S28-20R-GESES info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA/S42-20R-CREVALOR info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO-FEDER/ECO2017-86305-C4-3-R info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/ 3.39 2020 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH 41 / 176 = 0.233 2020 Q1 T1 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES 118 / 273 = 0.432 2020 Q2 T2 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH 68 / 203 = 0.335 2020 Q2 T2 0.747 2020 Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2020 Q2 Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2020 Q2 Pollution 2020 Q2 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Gargallo-Castel, A.F. Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0001-8054-8997 Pérez-Sanz, J. Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0003-1659-7617 4012 650 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Direcc.Organiza.Empresas Área Organización de Empresas 4002 230 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Contabilidad y Finanzas Área Economía Finan. y Contab. 17, 23 (2020), 8993 [16 pp.] Int. j. environ. res. public health International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 1661-7827 531881 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/97409/files/texto_completo.pdf Versión publicada 521444 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/97409/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Versión publicada oai:zaguan.unizar.es:97409 articulos driver 2021-09-02-10:20:35 ARTICLE