Exploring Incentives: An Introduction to Incentives and Economic Instruments for Sustainable Development

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Cassils, J. A. (1991). Exploring incentives: An introduction to incentives and economic instruments for sustainable development. National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy.

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Katy Bigner Fort Collins Feb 2, 2007 10:15 am
I am working on my Master's Thesis regarding the use of public-private partnerships to address climate change at the local/municipal level. I am seeking a comparison of a city tha…

Problem with Discarding Used Tires

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Kate Corwin Kansas City Jan 29, 2008 9:38 am
Does anyone know of a city, county, or other organization that has paid citizens for old tires as a way to discourage dumping them on vacant lots? (Like a buy-back program?) Curr…

Saving Money with Organic Lawn Care?

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Karen Bates Essex Jct. Feb 1, 2008 15:30 pm
Has anyone done a calculation to show that organic lawn care could be cheaper or at least not more expensive than traditional lawn care? I've heard it's more expensive, but I've g…

The Role of Financial Incentives in Utility-Sponsored Residential Conservation Programs: A Review of Customer Surveys

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Berry, L. (1984). The role of financial incentives in utility-sponsored residential conservation programs: A review of customer surveys.. Evaluation and Program Planning, 7, 2, 131-141.
Reviews the impact of financial incentive loans offered by utility programs to residential customers to invest in energy-efficient equipment. Prospective and retrospective surveys…

Newspaper Recycling: The Effects of Rewards and Proximity of Containers

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Luyben, P. D., & Bailey, J. S. (1979). Newspaper recycling: The effects of rewards and proximity of containers. Environment and Behavior, 11, 4, 539-557.
Newspaper recycling, if widely practiced, could contribute to the conservation of natural resources and energy. Two experiments using multiple baseline designs with reversals were…

Motivating Beverage Container Recycling on a College Campus

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Luyben, P. & Cummings, S. (1981-1982). Motivating beverage container recycling on a college campus. Journal of Environmental Systems, 11, 3, 235-245.
Maintaining our materials base for production in the face of the declining energy and materials resources requires effective procedures to encourage recycling of scarce resources.…

Employee Incentives to Reduce Fuel Consumption

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Ramsey Hart Baie Verte Mar 12, 2008 8:25 am
Hi Folks, I'm working with a few small municipalities in south-eastern New Brunswick on energy conservation planning. I'm looking for ways to motivate and provide incentives to…

Estimating Carbon Emissions Associated with Water Pumping

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lbbudd Jan 19, 2008 11:36 am
As part of our large turf landscape audits, I am including ROIs on smart upgrades as an incentive to participate. I would also like to show potential carbon emissions reductions c…

The Effectiveness of Incentives for Residential Energy Conservation

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Stern, P. C., Aronson, E., Darley, J. M., Hill, D. H., Hirst, E., Kempton, W. & Wilbanks, T. J. (1985). The effectiveness of incentives for residential energy conservation. Evaluation Review, 10, 2, 147-176.
Studies evaluating incentive programs for residential energy efficiency are examined to assess the roles of the size and type of incentive and of nonfinancial aspects of the progr…

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