Can Commitment Change Behavior? A Case Study of Environmental Actions

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Katzev, R. & Wang, T. Can commitment change behavior? A case study of environmental actions. Vol. 9. 1994. 13-26.
Conducted a critical evaluation of both laboratory and field studies that have employed commitment procedures to change behavior. An analysis of the methodological and historical …

The Comparative Effectiveness of Reward and Commitment Approaches in Motivating Community Recycling

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Katzev, R. D. & Pardini, A. U. The comparative effectiveness of reward and commitment approaches in motivating community recycling. Vol. 17. 1987-1988. 93-113.

Environmental Knowledge and Recycling Behavior as a Function of Attitudes and Personality Characteristics

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Arbuthnot, J. Environmental knowledge and recycling behavior as a fuction of attitudes and personality characteristics. Vol. 1. 1974. 119-121.
Tested a numer of hypotheses regarding the relationship among (a) personality characteristics, (b) certain demographic factors, and (c) environmental attitudes, knowledge, and com…

SustainAbility Month in Library

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Greg Carlson Venice Jul 23, 2008 13:43 pm
Greetings: I have been a list subscriber for several months and appreciate the variety and depth of postings and discussions. If list memberswill be in the Sarasota, Florida a…

Great Turtle Race Daily Update!

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Terre Dunivant San Luis Obispo Jun 6, 2008 14:07 pm
Dear Colleagues, Like most of you, I get emails all day asking me to do something for polar bears, wolves, whales, habitat threats... Mostly I click the link and sign the lett…

Buy Local Campaigns

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Nancy Adams Le Roy May 31, 2008 10:23 am
My nearest small town of 900 is undertaking a "Buy Local" Campaign. I found some good things on the internet about how to undertake such a campaign, but they didn't include fsm ty…

Private Land Stewardship -- Report Cards and Commitments

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t151e Apr 14, 2008 8:47 am
Hi Everyone, I am doing some research for a community-based group, assessing riparian zone management and landowner perceptions of their stewardship. I would like to recommend t…

Pledging in Public

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Danita Maslankowski Calgary Mar 28, 2008 14:42 pm
Hi Folks; How well do you think this will work? I'm working with a group that wants to change behaviour by inviting people to pledge to do one thing to help the environment. Th…

For Next FSB

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Raquel Feroe Edmonton Mar 5, 2008 10:20 am
I am an adult supporter of a group called Eco-Air in Edmonton Alberta. Edmonton's Children's Organized Anti Idling Recruiters. The kids are all under age 14. We have gotten press …

Using a "Challenge" Framework to Engage the Public

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Susan Harper Seattle Feb 13, 2008 20:32 pm
I work for the City of Seattle as the Outreach Coordinator for a healthy water campaign called Restore Our Waters. I am in the planning stages to coordinate a public engagement ca…

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