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Toward a Sustainable Future: The Role of Psychology

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Du Nann Winter, D. & McKenzie-Mohr, D. (1993). Toward a sustainable future: The role of psychology. The Peace Psychology Bulletin, 2, 1, 16-19.
The role of psychology in moving toward a sustainable future was discussed in a symposium entitled: Blueprint for an Environmentally Sustainable Society: The Role of Psychology…

Environmental problems and protection

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Dunlap, R. E. & Scarce, R. (1991). Environmental problems and protection. Public Opinion Quarterly, 55, 4, 651-672.
The last Public Opinion Quarterly report on the environment noted that "the issue of environmental protection has had its ups and downs [but] has been a persistent concern" (Gill…

Public Opinion: Behind the Transformation

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Dunlap, R. E. (1985). Public opinion: Behind the transformation. EPA Journal, July/August, 15-17.

Predicting Attitudes to Oil and to Nuclear Energy

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Eiser, J. R., Spears, R., & Webley, P. (1988). Predicting attitudes to oil and to nuclear energy. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 8, 2, 141-147.
Assessed the attitudes of 480 adult residents of a small town in the UK toward a new nuclear power station and a new inshore oil drilling in their neighborhood. The proposed nucle…

The Effects of Information in a Resource Management Problem: A Social Trap Analog

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Edney, J. J. & Harper, C. S. (1978). The effects of information in a resource management problem: A social trap analog. Human Ecology, 6, 4, 387-395.
A resource management simulation was devised in which players could harvest points for individual short-term gain, causing the premature destruction of the resource pool, or they …

It Takes More than Information to Save Energy

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Geller, E. S. (1992). It takes more than information to save energy. American Psychologist, 47, 6, 814-815.
Contributes to the M. L. Dennis et al (see PA, Vol 78:8669) review of social and behavioral science literature related to the failure to change human behavior on a large scale for…

A Performance Feedback Intervention to Reduce Waste: Performance Data and Participant Responses

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Eldridge, L., Lemasters, S. & Szypot, B. (1978). A performance feedback intervention to reduce waste: Performance data and participant responses. Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 1, 258-267.
A performance feedback system was designed to reduce waste in a production department. The intervention included a new feedback system, a stated goal, and contingent supervisory p…

Recycling Program Design, Management, and Participation: A National Survey of Municipal Experience

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Folz, D. H. (1991). Recycling program design, management, and participation: A national survey of municipal experience. Public Administration Review, 51, 3, 222-231.
How can municipalities maximize and sustain citizen participation in solid waste recycling programs? David H. Folz tackled this question through a research project conducted in 1…

Public Opinion about Energy

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Farhar, B. C., Unseld, C. T., Vories, R. & Crews, R. (1980). Public opinion about energy. Annual Review of Energy, 5, 141-172.

Factors Influencing Community Residents' Participation in Commingled Curbside Recycling Programs

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Gamba, R. J., & Oskamp, S. (1994). Factors influencing community residents' participation in commingled curbside recycling programs. Environment and Behavior, 26, 5, 587-612.
Examined specific motives for recycling (RCY) and actual RCY behavior in a suburb with a new commingled RCY program. A survey of environmental and RCY attitudes and knowledge and …
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