Targeting Consumers who are Willing to Pay More for Environmentally Friendly Products

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Laroche, Michel; Bergeron, Jasmin; Barbaro-Forleo, Guido (2001). Targeting consumers who are willing to pay more for environmentally friendly products. . Journal of Consumer Marketing, 18, 6, 503-520.
Concerns related to the environment are evident in the increasingly ecologically conscious marketplace. Using various statistical analyses, this paper investigates the demogra…

Elaborating on Gender Differences in Environmentalism

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Zelezny, Lynnette C; Chua, Poh-Pheng; Aldrich, Christina. (2000). Elaborating on gender differences in environmentalism. . Journal of Social Issues, 56, 3, 443-457.
A review of recent research (1988-1998) on gender differences in environmental attitudes and behaviors found that, contrary to past inconsistencies, a clearer picture has em…

Psychology and Sustainability: An Introduction

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McKenzie-Mohr, D. & Oskamp, S. (1995). Psychology and Sustainability: An Introduction. Journal of Social Issues, 51, 4, 1-14.
A special issue on psychology and the promotion of a sustainable future. Topics discussed include sustainability as a social vision; education, the media, and tax refor…

The New Environmental Paradigm and Personal Norms

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Widegren, Oerjan. (1998). The new environmental paradigm and personal norms. Environment & Behavior, 30, 1, 75-100.
Using data from a nationwide representative sample of 1,018 Swedes (aged 18-80 yrs) and from members and activists of Swedish environmental organizations, proenvironmental b…

Conservation Learning in Wildlife Tourism Settings: Lessons from Research in Zoos and Aquariums

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Ballantyne, Roy; Packer, Jan; Hughes, Karen; Dierking, Lynn (2007). Conservation Learning in Wildlife Tourism Settings: Lessons from Research in Zoos and Aquariums. Environmental Education Research, 13, 3, 367-383.
Zoos and aquariums have shifted their focus over recent years, taking a much more active role in wildlife conservation and in promoting conservation learning among their visitors.…

Diffusion of Pro-Environment Attitudes?

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Uyeki, Eugene S; Holland, Lani J (2000). Diffusion of pro-environment attitudes? . American Behavioral Scientist, 43, 4, 646-662.
10 statements in the 1993 General Social Surveys that relate to general themes about the environment were reduced to 3 scales after factor analysis: Pro-Environment, Less-Grow…

Environmental Education and Attitudes:

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Pooley, Julie Ann; O'Connor, Moira (2000). Environmental education and attitudes: Emotions and beliefs are what is needed. . Environment & Behavior, 32, 5, 711-723.
The main focus of environmental education programs has been to change environmental behavior through increasing environmental knowledge. As many environmental studies have f…

Empathizing with Nature: The Effects of Perspective Taking on Concern for Environmental Issues

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Schultz, P. Wesley. (2000). Empathizing with nature: The effects of perspective taking on concern for environmental issues. . Journal of Social Issues, 56, 3, 391-406.
In this article, the author proposes that concern for environmental problems is fundamentally linked to the degree to which people view themselves as part of the natural envir…

A Multinational Perspective on the Relation between Judeo-Christian Religious Beliefs and Attitudes of Environmental Concern

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Schultz, P. Wesley; Zelezny, Lynnette; Dalrymple, Nancy J. (2000). A multinational perspective on the relation between Judeo-Christian religious beliefs and attitudes of environmental concern. . Environment & Behavior, 32, 4, 576-591.
Drawing on a recent multinational survey of environmental attitudes and behaviors, we examined the relation between religious beliefs and environmental concern. Measures inc…

Contingent Valuation of Global Environmental Resources: Test of Perfect and Regular embedding

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Svedsaeter, Henrik (2000). Contingent valuation of global environmental resources: Test of perfect and regular embedding. . Journal of Economic Psychology, 21, 6, 605-623.
Examines the internal consistency of willingness to pay (WTP) assessed for 4 environmental amenities (preservation of 50,000 hectares of rain forests in Bolivia, saving of the…

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