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Curriculum: The Voice of Nature

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Cohen, M. J. (1983). Curriculum: The voice of nature. Journal of Instructional Psychology, 10, 3, 109-118.
Discusses a subconscious anti-nature mentality in Americans that divides the planet and people's wholeness, laying the foundation for the unwholesome environmental, spiritual, a…

Conservation Behavior and the Structure of Satisfactions

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De Young, R. & Kaplan, S. (1985-86). Conservation behavior and the structure of satisfactions. Journal of Environmental Systems, 15, 3, 233-242.
This article deals with the concerns, the predicted rewards and the satisfactions that people who do conserve derive from their conserving behaviors. In order to investigate the …

Environmental Perspectives of Blacks: Acceptance of the "New Environmental Paradigm"

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Caron, J. A. (1989). Environmental perspectives of blacks: Acceptance of the "New Environmental Paradigm". Journal of Environmental Education, 20, 3, 21-26.
Previous studies have shown blacks to be less supportive of environmental issues than whites. These findings could be interpreted to mean that blacks are anti-environment. Howev…

Diffusion of Energy-Conserving Innovations

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Darley, J. M., & Beniger, J. R. (1981). Diffusion of energy-conserving innovations. Journal of Social Issues, 37, 2, 150-171.
Suggests that people's decisions to adopt energy-conserving processes and products is a specific instance of the decision to adopt an innovation. Based on previous research, 8 dim…

Evaluating Acceptability and Effectiveness of Consumer Energy Conservation Programs

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Claxton, J. D., Ritchie, J. R., & McDougall, G. H. (1983). Evaluating acceptability and effectiveness of consumer energy conservation programs. Journal of Economic Psychology, 4, 1-2, 71-83.
The Canadian government has recognized the need for programs that accelerate consumer energy conservation efforts. A major concern in these efforts is the identification of conser…

Impacts we Will be Assessing in the 21st Century

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Coates, J. F. (1991). Impacts we will be assessing in the 21st century. Impact Assessment Bulletin, 9, 4, 8-25.

Some Psychological Aspects of Recycling: The Structure of Conservation Satisfactions

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De Young, R. (1986). Some psychological aspects of recycling: The structure of conservation satisfactions. Environment and Behavior, 18, 4, 435-449.
Examined motivational aspects of conservation in an effort to learn how to encourage more people to recycle household solid waste materials. Data from 107 respondents to a mail-ba…

Reducing Municipal Solid Waste Generation: Lessons from the Seventies

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Conn, W. D. (1988). Reducing municipal solid waste generation: Lessons from the seventies. Journal of Resource Management and Technology, 16, 1, 24-27.

Community Concern for Pollution: Social and Environmental Influences

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Cutter, S. C. (1981). Community concern for pollution: Social and environmental influences. Environment and Behavior, 13, 1, 105-124.
Determined how community attitudes toward pollution varied among social groups and with levels of pollution. Results from 22 communities in the Chicago area are contrary to the li…

Development and Analysis of a Community-Based Resource Recovery Program

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Jacobs, H. E., Bailey, J. S., & Crews, J. I. (1984). Development and analysis of a community-based resource recovery program. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 17, 2, 127-145.
Five studies were conducted over a 10-mo period to determine the effectiveness of specific procedures in encouraging recycling among residential neighborhoods. Ss were selected fr…
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