Support for Environmental Protection: The Role of Moral Norms

Articles
Stern, P. C., Dietz, T., & Black, J. S. (1986). Support for environmental protection: The role of moral norms. Population and Environment, Behavioral and Social Issues, 8, 3-4, 204-222.
Presents a theoretical model that traces support for environmental protection to a social-psychological process involving the activation of moral norms against harming innocent pe…

Living Near a Hazardous Waste Facility: Coping with Individual and Family Distress

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Unger, D. G., Wandersman, A., & Hallman, W. (1992). Living near a hazardous waste facility: Coping with individual and family distress. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 62, 1, 55-70.
Explored how living near a hazardous waste facility would be related to an individual's and a family's level of distress. 235 residents (aged 18-83 yrs) were interviewed. Living…

Public Concerns about LLRW Facility Siting: A Comparative Study. Special Issue: Risk and Culture

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Vari, A., Kemp, R., & Mumpower, J. L. (1991). Public concerns about LLRW facility siting: A comparative study. Special Issue: Risk and culture. Journal of Cross Cultural Psychology, 22, 1, 83-102.
Performed a comparative analysis of public concerns about siting low-level radioactive waste (LLRW) disposal facilities in the US, the UK, and Hungary. Analysis was based on publi…

Public Reactions to Nuclear Waste: Citizens' Views of Repository Siting

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Dunlap, R. E., Kraft, M. E. & Rosa, E. A. (1993). Public reactions to nuclear waste: Citizens' views of repository siting. (pp. 332). Durham and London: Duke University Press.

Lessons from Ryley: Community Involvement in Hazardous Waste. Notes on a Presentation to Canadian Federation of Municipalities

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Whitfield, D. H. (June 12, 1989). Lessons from Ryley: Community involvement in hazardous waste. Notes on a presentation to Canadian Federation of Municipalities. (pp. 1-11). Vancouver, British Columbia:
The citizens of Ryley (a village east of Edmonton) were the first known to have the courage to say yes to the concept of a hazardous waste treatment facility in their community. …

Siting a Fully Integrated Waste Management Facility in Alberta

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McQuaid-Cook, J., & Simpson, K. J. (1986). Siting a fully integrated waste management facility in Alberta. Hazardous Waste Management, 36, 9, 1031-1036.
The development of a special (hazardous) waste management system is well under way in Alberta, Canada, and completion of an integrated treatment and disposal facility near Swan Hi…

Human Disposition toward Hazards: Testing the Environmental Appraisal Inventory

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Fridgen, C. (1994). Human disposition toward hazards: Testing the Environmental Appraisal Inventory. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 14, 2, 101-111.
Expands work by F. N. Schmidt and R. Gifford on the Environmental Appraisal Inventory (EAI) by testing it on a larger population, adding 4 human-generated environmental threats (E…

Attitudes toward Managing Hazardous Waste: What Should be Cleaned Up and Who Should Pay for it?

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Baron, J., Gowda, R. & Kunreuther, H. (1993). Attitudes toward managing hazardous waste: What should be cleaned up and who should pay for it?. Risk Analysis, 13, 2, 183-192.
Assessed attitudes toward the hazardous waste policy in the US of 60 chief executive officers of oil and chemical companies, 57 economists, 94 environmentalists, 29 experts on haz…

Middle-Income African-Americans and Household Hazardous Waste Management: Designing Messages for Adult Environmental Education

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Harper, K. M. (1999). Middle-income African-Americans and household hazardous waste management: Designing messages for adult environmental education. Dissertation Abstracts International: Section B: The Sciences and Engineering., 59, 7-B,
The purpose of this study was to (1) explore the awareness and behavior of middle-income African American parents regarding the identification, storage, and disposal of household …

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