Water

The Relative Effectiveness of Models and Prompts on Energy Conservation: A Field Experiment in a Shower Room

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Aronson, E. & O'Leary, M. (1982-83). The relative effectiveness of models and prompts on energy conservation: A field experiment in a shower room. Journal of Environmental Systems, 12, 3, 219-224.
Signs were placed in the field house shower rooms of a university campus exhorting people to conserve water and energy by turning off the water while soaping up. Making the signs…

The Personal Threat of Environmental Problems as Predictor of Environmental Practices

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Baldassare, M. & Katz, C. (1992). The personal threat of environmental problems as predictor of environmental practices. Environment and Behavior, 24, 5, 602-616.
640 adult residents of Orange County, California completed a survey regarding their perceived threat of environmental problems. Ss who perceived that environmental problems pose a…

Environmental Worldview in Response to Environmental Problems: Kentucky 1984 and 1988 Compared

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Arcury, T. A. & Christianson, E. H. (1990). Environmental worldview in response to environmental problems: Kentucky 1984 and 1988 compared. Environment and Behavior, 22, 3, 387-407.
Used the New Environmental Paradigm (NEP) Scale of R. E. Dunlap and K. D. Van Liere (1978) to measure environmental worldview based on statewide telephone surveys of Kentucky in 1…

Residential Water Use: Predicting and Reducing Consumption

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Aitken, C. K., McMahon, T. A., Wearing, A. J. & Finlayson, B. L. (1994). Residential water use: Predicting and reducing consumption. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 24, 2, 136-158.
Assessed variation in residential water consumption and evaluated methods of encouraging residents to reduce their consumption. Survey data were collected by mail questionnaire in…

ICLEI Water Campaign Community Quantifiables

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leah knapp Mosman Park Jan 15, 2009 17:53 pm
Hello there, We have reached Milestone 4 in the Water Campaign and I am looking for ideas from other local governments as to what they did to demonstrate quantifiable change wit…

Research regarding Attitudes/Perceptions to Waterway Health

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Sharon Marks Brisbane Jan 22, 2009 14:33 pm
Hello All, I am about to commission some research into people's attitudes / perceptions to waterway health in South East Queensland (SEQ). This includes a literature review to…

Seeking Information on Water Conservation & Groundwater Protection

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Laura Gese Seattle Jan 22, 2009 17:20 pm
I am currently working on a CBSM project for a municipality in Washington State. The program is two-fold: Residential program focused on conservation of outdoor water use and g…

Looking for PSAs or Outreach Materials on Red Tide

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James Martin Concord Jan 23, 2009 9:45 am
The NH Dept. of Environmental Services in conjunction with the Maine and Mass DEP is working on developing some new approaches to pubulic outreach regarding Red Tide outbreaks. D…

Well Water and Groundwater

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Cathy Aspen Lethbridge Jan 30, 2009 13:55 pm
I'm am conducting a literature search on past efforts towards water well and groundwater marketing/education campaigns. Any information would be appreciated. Cathy Aspen Cana…

Is there a Saturation Point for Behavioural Change Campaigns?

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Christopher Yardley Canberra Jan 31, 2009 0:28 am
I am researching the effectiveness (in the Australian Capital Territory, ACT) of variable message signs in changing water conservation behavior. (In Australia we spell it "behavio…

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