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…

Object-Oriented Analysis of Carsharing System

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Morency, C., Trépanier, M., Martin, B. (2008). Object-oriented analysis of carsharing system. Transportation Research Record, (2063), pp. 105-112.
Carsharing systems are gaining new members every month. However, few studies formally define the system and illustrate the systematic processing of administrative data sets to est…

TDM at Seattle Children’s Hospital - new Landmark behavior change case study posted.

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Jay Kassirer Ottawa Jan 21, 2022 15:15 pm
 “TDM at Seattle Children’s Hospital” has been designated a Landmark behavior change case study and added to the collection of over 200 behavior change case studies available at w…

Examining Trends in Adolescent Environmental Attitudes, Beliefs, and Behaviors Across Three Decades

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Wray-Lake, L., Flanagan, C., & Osgood, D. (2010). Examining trends in adolescent environmental attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors across three decades. Environment and Behavior, 42(1), 61-85.
Since the Environmental Movement began, adolescents’ views have been largely ignored in studies of public opinion. The article presents a descriptive analysis of trends in the env…

How to Obtain a Healthy Journey to School

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Jensen, S. U. (2008). How to obtain a healthy journey to school. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 42(3), 475-486.
Danish children walk and cycle a lot and at the same time have one of the best child road safety records in the western part of world. Based on several studies, the paper describe…

Looking for Model (1) Travel Behavior Programs and (2) Behavioral Building Energy Conservation Programs

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Jay Kassirer Ottawa Mar 8, 2021 15:04 pm
Do you know of a particularly effective or innovative approach for changing travel or energy use behaviours? Your own program? Nominate it for Landmark designation. Designation as…

Carpooling Promotion in France

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Jay Kassirer Ottawa Jan 25, 2024 14:45 pm
France provides financial incentives to local travel authorities (LTAs), employers and employees to promote carpooling. This case study covers the formative research and early imp…

Commuting by Bicycle: An Overview of the Literature

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Heinen, E., van Wee, B., Maat, K. (2010). Commuting by bicycle: An overview of the literature. Transport Reviews, 30(1), 59-96.
Commuting by bicycle has advantages over other modes of transport, both for the commuter and for society. Although cycling is an option for many commuters, a considerable number o…

Are Energy-Intensive Life-Images Fading? The Cultural Meaning of the Automobile in Transition

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Sachs, W. Are energy-intensive life-images fading? The cultural meaning of the automobile in transition. Vol. 3. 1983. 347-365.
Focuses on the symbolic significance of energy consuming technology, using the automobile as an illustration. It is suggested that the automobile cannot be considered as only a te…

Climate smart choices: Shifting traveller behaviour from planes to trains

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Julie Cook Kitchener Apr 15, 2024 13:18 pm
Hi all,   I’m sure most of you are aware that changing flying behaviour is important for reaching global climate goals, and that one way to do that is to substitute flights with t…

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