A Room with a Viewpoint: Using Social Norms to Motivate Environmental Conservation in Hotels

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Goldstein, N., Cialdini, R., & Griskevicius, V. (2008). A room with a viewpoint: Using social norms to motivate environmental conservation in hotels. Journal of Consumer Research, 35(3), 472-482. doi:10.1086/586910.
Two field experiments examined the effectiveness of signs requesting hotel guests' participation in an environmental conservation program. Appeals employing descriptive norms (e.g…

Personal Normative Beliefs, Antisocial Behavior, and Residential Water Conservation

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Corral-Verdugo, V., & Frías-Armenta, M. (2006). Personal Normative Beliefs, Antisocial Behavior, and Residential Water Conservation. Environment and Behavior, 38(3), 406-421. doi:10.1177/0013916505282272.
A total of 177 residents in two Mexican cities responded to an instrument assessing (a) personal normative beliefs about water conservation, (b) beliefs about the efficacy of wate…

Comparing Normative Influences as Determinants of Environmentally Conscious Behaviours Between the USA and Japan

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Ando, K., Ohnuma, S., & Chang, E. (2007). Comparing normative influences as determinants of environmentally conscious behaviours between the USA and Japan. Asian Journal of Social Psychology, 10(3), 171-178. doi:10.1111/j.1467-839X.2007.00223.x.
The present study explored the influences of subjective and descriptive norms on environmentally conscious behaviours between the USA and Japan. It was predicted that subjective n…

Twenty Years After Hines, Hungerford, and Tomera: A New Meta-Analysis of psycho-Social Determinants of Pro-Environmental Behaviour

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Bamberg, S., & Möser, G. (2007). Twenty years after Hines, Hungerford, and Tomera: A new meta-analysis of psycho-social determinants of pro-environmental behaviour. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 27(1), 14-25.
The goal of the present paper is a replication as well as an extension of the Hines et al. [(1986/87). Analysis and synthesis of research on responsible environmental behaviour: A…

Immigrants Drinking Tap Water

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Liz Bohnen Toronto Jul 2, 2010 11:57 am
Can anyone point me to research on barriers that discourage immigrants from drinking tap water, as opposed to bottled water, in host countries where tap water is safe to drink? I'…

Seminar: Streambanks and Beyond

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Chloe Waretini Auckland Jun 29, 2010 16:59 pm
Project Twin Streams is an award-winning urban sustainability and stormwater project. The project is restoring 56 kms of stream banks in Waitakere City, Auckland using an inte…

RFQ -- Letter of Interest

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Eric Williams Concord Jun 16, 2010 14:26 pm
The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services seeks letters of interest from consultants qualified to perform social science research and to design behavior change progra…

Studies on Water Conservation

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Alix Taylor Peterborough Jun 7, 2010 10:16 am
I am looking for information on any research done on barriers to household water conservation. I am specifically interested in work done with young adults (late teens/ early twent…

Exciting Water Campaigns

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Melissa Everett Hartford May 30, 2010 9:04 am
I'm looking for best practice models for water-efficient behavior - across the spectrum including household, lawn & garden, municipal and business - ideally communitywide initiati…

Pollution Prevention with Hardware Stores

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Unknown May 26, 2010 5:30 am
North Shore City Council is embarking on a pilot programme to reduce cement/concrete pollution entering stormwater. The programme is aimed at changing behaviours of residential an…

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