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Encouraging Pro-Environmental Behaviour

What Works, What Doesn't, and Why

  • 1st Edition - January 23, 2019
  • Latest edition
  • Author: Wokje Abrahamse
  • Language: English

Encouraging Pro-Environmental Behavior: What Works, What Doesn't, and Why examines the main drivers of human behavior related to environmental sustainability and how we can encou… Read more

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Description

Encouraging Pro-Environmental Behavior: What Works, What Doesn't, and Why examines the main drivers of human behavior related to environmental sustainability and how we can encourage environmental behavior change in humans. The book explores the underlying barriers and enablers of environmental behavior and outlines key theoretical advances from psychology to improve understanding. It then uses theory-based research in the development of behavior change interventions to critically evaluate empirical evidence on the effectiveness of those interventions. This book will help inform and improve the success of behavior change initiatives to mitigate climate change.

Key features

  • Explores what influences behavior: who conserves and why
  • Includes both theory and practice
  • Focuses on water and energy use, food choice and travel behavior
  • Identifies impacts of incentives and interventions

Readership

Researchers and students who study environmental psychology, social psychology, and environmental studies. A secondary market for those who make policy regarding environmental change

Table of contents

1. Environmental problems and human behaviour2. Determinants of domestic energy use3. Beyond information and incentives: interventions to reduce energy use at home4. Understanding travel mode choice5. Interventions to encouraging sustainable travel mode choice6. Determinants of domestic water use7. Reducing domestic water use8. Our food choices and the environment9. Changing food choices: an emerging area for behaviour change interventions10. Setting a research agenda for behaviour change research

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: January 23, 2019
  • Language: English

About the author

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Wokje Abrahamse

Wokje Abrahamse is an internationally recognized scholar in environmental behavior change research. Her research focuses on the human dimensions of environmental change, applying psychological theories to better understand the barriers and enablers of engagement in environmentally friendly behaviors, such as attitudes, social norms, and habits. She also examines the effectiveness of interventions to encourage the adoption of environmentally friendly behaviors, such as energy conservation and travel mode choice.
Affiliations and expertise
Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand

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