Promoting Energy Conservation in University Dormitories by Physical, Policy and Resident Behavior Changes

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McClelland, L. & Belsten, L. (1979). Promoting energy conservation in university dormitories by physical, policy and resident behavior changes. Journal of Environmental Systems, 9, 1, 29-38.
Two successive energy conservation programs were implemented in four University of Colorado dormitories. Program I included persuasive communications, information, feedback, and …

Using Feedback, Reinforcement and Information to Reduce Energy Consumption in Households: A Field-Experiment

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Midden, C. J., Meter, J. E., Weenig, M. H., & Zieverink, H. J. Using feedback, reinforcement and information to reduce energy consumption in households: A field-experiment. Vol. 3. 1983. 65-86.
Presents results of a research project on the effectiveness of behavior modification strategies in influencing energy use in family households. A field experiment was carried out …

Energy Conservation and Public Policy: If it's Such a Good Idea, Why Don't we Do More of it?

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Morell, D. (1981). Energy conservation and public policy: If it's such a good idea, why don't we do more of it?. Journal of Social Issues, 37, 2, 8-30.
Examines the reasons for the gap between an ineffective energy conservation strategy and the realities of American public policy from social and political perspectives. The discus…

Energy Inputs and Household Behaviour in France

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Monnier, E. (1983). Energy inputs and household behaviour in France. Journal of Economic Psychology, 4, (1-2), 197-207.
Determined the relations between contemporary life-styles in France and the total consumption of energy by considering both the energy directly consumed within the home and that w…

A Decade of Residential Energy Research: Some New Directions and Some Spectulations about the Future

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Morrison, B. M. (1987). A decade of residential energy research: Some new directions and some spectulations about the future. Energy Efficiency: Perspectives on Individual Behavior, 185-206.

The Social Impacts of Soft and Hard Energy Systems: The Lovins' Claims as a Social Science Challenge

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Morrison, D. E. & Lodwick, D. G. (1981). The social impacts of soft and hard energy systems: The Lovins' claims as a social science challenge. Annual Review of Energy, 6, 357-378.

Personal Values and Commitment to Energy Conservation

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Neuman, K. (1986). Personal values and commitment to energy conservation. Environment and Behavior, 18, 1, 53-74.
Examined the role values play in people's commitment to energy conservation, using data from 376 households in southern California. An adult member (aged 18+ yrs) of each househol…

Psychology's Role in the Conserving Society

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Oskamp, S. (1983). Psychology's role in the conserving society. Population and Environment Behavioral and Social Issues, 6, 4, 255-293.
Reviews the literature on areas of progress in the environmental problems that affect people's lives and behaviors. It is suggested that psychologists and other social scientists …

Energy Conservation by Industrial and Commercial Users: Two Surveys

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Oskamp, S. (1981). Energy conservation by industrial and commercial users: Two surveys. Journal of Environmental Systems, 10, 3, 201-213.
Industrial and commercial energy consumption is about 55 per cent of the U. S. total, but conservation efforts in those sectors have rarely been studied, and there are widely conf…

Participation in Household Weatherization Programs

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Olsen, M. E. (1985). Participation in household weatherization programs. Marriage and Family Review, 9, 1-2, 151-173.
Contends, on the basis of research findings, that grant programs appear to be more acceptable to many households than are no-interest loan programs for promoting household weather…

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