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Critical review of behavioral interventions to preserve the environment: Research since 1980

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Dwyer, W. O., Leeming, F. C., Cobern, M. K., Porter, B. E., & Jackson, J. M. (1993). Critical review of behavioral interventions to preserve the environment: Research since 1980. Environment and Behavior, 25, 3, 275-321.
Reviews the intervention research conducted from 1980-1990 that focused on environmentally relevant behaviors. 54 studies were categorized and evaluated according to a modified …

Public Opinion in the 1980s: Clear Consensus, Ambiguous Commitment

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Dunlap, R. E. (1991). Public opinion in the 1980s: Clear consensus, ambiguous commitment. Environment, 33, 10-15, 32-37.

Environmental Sociology

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Dunlap, R. E. & Catton, W. R. J. (1979). Environmental sociology. Annual Review of Sociology, 5, 243-273.

The commons dilemma

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Edney, J. J. & Harper, C. S. (1978). The commons dilemma. Environmental Management, 2, 6, 491-507.
Whenever a short-term or local need in the exploitation of a scarce natural resource must be pitted against its long-term use or the needs of the larger community, the commons dil…

Consumers Get Tough with Packaging

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Erickson, G. (1988). Consumers get tough with packaging. Packaging, June,

Field Experiments in Litter Control

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Finnie, W. C. (1973). Field experiments in litter control. Environment and Behavior, 5, 2, 123-144.
Conducted field experiments in 3 cities to measure the effects of litter cans on the rate of littering. The measure of litter, a litter count, was based on size and type of litt…

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…

Public Participation and Recycling Performance: Explaining Program Success

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Folz, D. H. & Hazlett, J. M. (1991). Public participation and recycling performance: Explaining program success. Public Administration Review, 51, 6, 526-532.
What determines the success of different local recycling programs? Following up on earlier research that focused on the design and management of solid-waste recycling efforts (se…

Toward More Effective Antecedent Strategies for Environmental Programs

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Ester, P. & Winett, R. A. (1982). Toward more effective antecedent strategies for environmental programs. Journal of Environmental Systems, 11, 3, 201-221.
Antecedent strategies such as information and prompts when used to promote proenvironmental practices, i.e., energy and water conservation, recycling and litter control, use of ma…

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