Action Research is currently working with Doug McKenzie-Mohr to develop a series of turnkey strategy reports that will provide step-by-step guidance on fostering specific environmental behavioral changes. The strategy papers are based on a comprehensive review of best-of-class programs worldwide.
Our current focus is on residential irrigation and we are working to identify programs that have produced measurable changes in behavior. We are particularly interested in programs that included barrier and benefit research and/or have included behavior change tools such as prompts, social norms, commitment, etc.
Your suggestions are very valuable to us, thank you in advance.
Ashlee Stratakis
Research Associate
Action Research
United States
Effective Residential Irrigation Programs
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Good afternoon Ashlee,
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Our local government (Townsville, Australia) and research partners have recently completed behaviour shortlisting and a number of water conservation pilots in our home town with promising results.
Currently working with IBM to combine real time water sensing, advanced data analytics and cognitive psychology to reduce outdoor water use.
Happy to share and elaborate via email.
Cheers,
Jason Lange
Jason Lange
Water Cycle Team Leader - currently on sabbatical
Townsville City Council
Canada
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1- make data and issue public: http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/conservation/restrictions/swfwmd.php http://www.pinellascounty.org/utilities/water-restrict.htm http://www.tampagov.net/dept_Water/information_resources/Water_Use_Restrictions.asp 2- publish about critical problems related to irrigation: http://www.chesapeakeclub.org/media.shtml http://www.tbep.org/pdfs/fertilizer/fertilizer_ordinance.pdf 3- Search through areas where water is already a critical issue => Arizona, California, and Florida where each city, county and state institution will have a lot of this similar data. Chesapeack Bay, like Florida Bay, Tampa Bay and the Everglades have been dealing with these issues for eons...,
1- make data and issue public:
http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/conservation/restrictions/swfwmd.php
http://www.pinellascounty.org/utilities/water-restrict.htm
http://www.tampagov.net/dept_Water/information_resources/Water_Use_Restrictions.asp
2- publish about critical problems related to irrigation:
http://www.chesapeakeclub.org/media.shtml
http://www.tbep.org/pdfs/fertilizer/fertilizer_ordinance.pdf
3- Search through areas where water is already a critical issue => Arizona, California, and Florida where each city, county and state institution will have a lot of this similar data. Chesapeack Bay, like Florida Bay, Tampa Bay and the Everglades have been dealing with these issues for eons...
eric weaver
graduate student
USF
United States