Agriculture

Conservation Easements

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January 28, 2010 10:57 AM
I am looking to communicate with individuals working on conservation easements. I am in the U.S. and looking to do a comparative study of their use and effectiveness in land cons…

The Relationship Between Environmental Activism, Pro-Environmental Behaviour and Social Identity

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Dono, J., Webb, J., & Richardson, B. (2009). The relationship between environmental activism, pro-environmental behaviour and social identity. Journal of Environmental Psychology, XX(X) (available online), 1-9.
Research on environmental activism remains poorly integrated and ill-defined and to date, there has been little examination of the relationship of environmental activism, pro-envi…

University-Led Permaculture Research

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Heather Trueman Saskatoon November 16, 2009 09:44 AM
I am trying to stir up some academic interest on our campus for research into permaculture suitable for the Saskatchewan climate. Before I begin discussing the topic with researc…

European Partners in Local Food Schemes

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darren gibbs narberth October 21, 2009 09:44 AM
has anyone explored behavioural change towards local/slow food and also ecological footprinting in europe? darren gibbs towards one planet living officer planed United Ki…

Window Farms

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Ranganath Nayak Cambridge October 07, 2009 02:50 PM
For a fascinating way to get people to garden--grow their own food indoors, see www.windowfarms.org. Ranganath Nayak Cytel Inc. United States

Why We Don't "Walk the Talk": Understanding the Environmental Values/Behaviour Gap in Canada

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Huddart, E; Beckley, T M.; McFarlane, B L.; Nadeau, S. (2009). Why We Don't "Walk the Talk": Understanding the Environmental Values/Behaviour Gap in Canada. Human Ecology Review, 16(2) 151-160.
Worldwide, studies have shown increases in environmental values and beliefs over the past four decades. However, in few cases have researchers observed parallel increases in envir…

Estimating Carbon Sequestration in Vegetable Gardens

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Merri Harris Byford August 20, 2009 01:21 AM
I am seeking ways to encourage people to grow their own vegetables. At the same time we are trying to calculate how much a back yard vegetable garden is contributing to decreasin…

Behavioural Responses to Climate Change: Asymmetry of Intentions and Impacts

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Whitmarsh, L. (2009, March). Behavioural responses to climate change: Asymmetry of intentions and impacts. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 29(1), 13-23.
In seeking to determine whether climate change mitigation strategies are effective, researchers and policy-makers typically use energy consumption as an indicator. UK government d…

Food Miles vs Nitrogen Fertilizer

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nicoletta landi August 10, 2009 05:16 PM
In an article from Tim Hartford on the FT last month, I read something like: "An environmentally conscious consumer in the crisps aisle of the supermarket will probably be thin…

Food Miles: Another Wrench in the Spokes of Environmental Educators

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Remi Charron Edmonon August 07, 2009 04:51 PM
This is one of the better environmental related articles that I've read in a while: http://www.worldwatch.org/node/6064 We have a "food miles" workshop in my environmental …

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