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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 Aug 20, 2009 1:21 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 Aug 10, 2009 17:16 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 think…

Food Miles: Another Wrench in the Spokes of Environmental Educators

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Remi Charron Edmonon Aug 7, 2009 16:51 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 ed…

Food and Non-Edible, Compostable Waste in a University Dining Facility

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Sarjahani, A., Serrano, E. L. & Johnson, R. (2009). Food and Non-Edible, Compostable Waste in a University Dining Facility. Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition, (4)1, 95-102.
National data indicate that 91 billion pounds of food are lost by consumers and food service annually. With growing concerns about the environment, economy, and food production, i…

Looking for Research/Evidence on Food-Related Consumer Behaviours

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Paul White Didcot Feb 23, 2009 10:01 am
We have recently been commissioned to undertake a rapid review of literature on food-related behaviours for the Environmental Behaviours Unit at Defra in the UK. We are now compi…

Planting Fruit Trees where we Live and Work

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Patricia Powell Washington Feb 17, 2009 11:52 am
Sorry if I'm repeating something already discussed. I haven't been active on this site for some time. Is there any movement out there to encourage the planting of fruit trees o…

De-Scarifying Urban Chickens

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John Gear Salem Feb 2, 2009 13:54 pm
Hi, I have a query about fostering sustainable behaviors in a very specific group of people, a city council, and then a larger group (the general populace). I'm involved in an e…

Searching for a Survey Model on Why People Buy at Supermarkets

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Ralph Bowen Sep 18, 2008 9:29 am
Hi, I have been trying to start a root grass project to gather a community of people in Ealing, a London area, interested in actively adopting sustainable behaviour. One o…

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