Remi Charron
Sustainability Projects (Student) Intern , Office of Sustainability - University of Alberta
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Reliable/Credible Environmental/Ecological Knowledge Assessment
2011-07-26 15:00:52 UTC
I am looking for a credible instrument that can be used to assess the general environmental knowledge of youth under the ages of 18 (or at least one that can be adapted for youth). Particularly , I am looking to conduct a study that helps to describe the environmental knowledge of grade 12 students in Alberta, which requires such an instrument. Does anybody know where I can find a good quiz, survey and/or questionnaire that assesses knowledge (as opposed to behaviour or beliefs/values/attitudes)? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Remi Charron
Sustainability Projects (Student) Intern
Office of Sustainability - University of Alberta
Canada -
Re: Most Effective Signage Prompts
2010-12-17 12:35:06 UTC
Thank you all for your responses. I have compiled all of your feedback for reference for the executive members of our team who have been haveing an ongoing debate on this issue. Your input has been valuable in the process of this debate. I am confident that our decision will now better reflect some of the experience and research coming from the field of sustainability education, outreach and engagement. I am very grateful for your participation! Let me know if you have any questions related to sustainability education, outreach and engagement. I have a lot of great information in this area and would be delighted to share it with you. Thanks again!
Best Regards,
Remi
Remi Charron
Sustainability Projects (Student) Intern
Office of Sustainability - University of Alberta
Canada -
Most Effective Signage Prompts
2010-12-15 15:37:55 UTC
I am looking for any information that anyone has on whether prompts with graphics AND wording are more effective than prompts that are purely written. Any help with this matter would be greatly appreciated.
Remi Charron
Sustainability Projects (Student) Intern
Office of Sustainability - University of Alberta
Canada -
Re: Energy/Emissions Reduction Results: Policy vs. Voluntary
2010-12-10 10:53:38 UTC
Thanks again for all of the great feedback. Ruben, I am glad that you are aware that this ecologocal problem that we are faced with should be approached in a number of different ways. I agree, the less we have to harp on people to change their behaviour the better. your response and reference are greatly appreciated!
Cheers,
Remi
Remi Charron
Sustainability Projects (Student) Intern
Office of Sustainability - University of Alberta
Canada -
Re: Energy/Emissions Reduction Results: Policy vs. Voluntary
2010-12-05 13:17:12 UTC
Thank you very much Jill. That should give me a good start!
Remi Charron
Sustainability Projects (Student) Intern
Office of Sustainability - University of Alberta
Canada -
Energy/Emissions Reduction Results: Policy vs. Voluntary
2010-11-25 19:09:09 UTC
Hello, I am looking for some very general information regarding what one could expect in terms of energy/emissions reductions that result from changes in policy versus reductions achieved via voluntary behaviour change projects that follow a community-based social marketing approach. I suspect that changes in policy would result in the vast majority of people changing their behaviour (as policy changes often correlate to changes in law), but I also suspect that policy cannot be used to spur all behaviour change.
I will give an example of what I am looking for:
EX#1 - In terms of behaviour change, no more than __________% of desired behaviour change, regarding energy/emissions reductions, is likely to be accomplished through voluntary CBSM behaviour change projects.
EX#2 - If there was a directive to lower the emissions of a particular community, ________% of those reductions could be accomplished via well-working voluntary CBSM behaviour change projects.
I suspect that about 90% of desired behaviour change will be expected from changes in policy vs. only about 10% through voluntary CBSM projects, but this is an arbitrary guess.
Can anyone help me by suggesting a credible source where this information can be located? I would guess that Doug McKenzie-Mohr might have done his own research on this, but I am having difficulty locating some specific numbers that might translate well into the percentage figures that I am looking for in my examples. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Remi
Remi Charron
Sustainability Projects (Student) Intern
Office of Sustainability - University of Alberta
Canada
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