Nudging pro‐environmental behavior: evidence and opportunities
Human behavior is responsible for many of our greatest environmental challenges. The
accumulated effects of many individual and household decisions have major negative …
accumulated effects of many individual and household decisions have major negative …
Behavioral economics and energy conservation–a systematic review of non-price interventions and their causal effects
Research from economics and psychology suggests that behavioral interventions can be a
powerful climate policy instrument. This paper provides a systematic review of the existing …
powerful climate policy instrument. This paper provides a systematic review of the existing …
Demand, services and social aspects of mitigation
Assessment of the social science literature and regional case studies reveals how social
norms, culture, and individual choices, interact with infrastructure and other structural …
norms, culture, and individual choices, interact with infrastructure and other structural …
Social influence approaches to encourage resource conservation: A meta-analysis
W Abrahamse, L Steg - Global environmental change, 2013 - Elsevier
Would somebody be more willing to start recycling if they knew that their friends were all
recycling? Social influence refers to the ways in which our behaviour is affected by what …
recycling? Social influence refers to the ways in which our behaviour is affected by what …
[HTML][HTML] Enhancing domestic water conservation behaviour: A review of empirical studies on influencing tactics
The world faces imminent drought-related challenges that, from a tap-water supply
perspective, require increasingly expensive infrastructure enhancement and energy …
perspective, require increasingly expensive infrastructure enhancement and energy …
The effects of feedback on energy conservation: A meta-analysis.
Feedback has been studied as a strategy for promoting energy conservation for more than
30 years, with studies reporting widely varying results. Literature reviews have suggested …
30 years, with studies reporting widely varying results. Literature reviews have suggested …
Encouraging pro-environmental behaviours: A review of methods and approaches
Many urgent environmental problems can be mitigated with more sustainable use of
resources. An acknowledgement of which is a growing interest among policy practitioners in …
resources. An acknowledgement of which is a growing interest among policy practitioners in …
A meta-analysis of field-experiments using social norms to promote pro-environmental behaviors
M Bergquist, A Nilsson… - Global Environmental …, 2019 - ui.adsabs.harvard.edu
We conducted a meta-analysis on field-experiments using social norms to encourage pro-
environmental behaviors. Results of 91 field-experiments (N= 227‧ 730) revealed a positive …
environmental behaviors. Results of 91 field-experiments (N= 227‧ 730) revealed a positive …
Environmental sustainability and behavioral science: Meta-analysis of proenvironmental behavior experiments
R Osbaldiston, JP Schott - Environment and behavior, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
To provide practitioners with useful information about how to promote proenvironmental
behavior (PEB), a meta-analysis was performed on 87 published reports containing 253 …
behavior (PEB), a meta-analysis was performed on 87 published reports containing 253 …
The relative importance of social and personal norms in explaining intentions to choose eco‐friendly travel options
Abstract Changes in current travel patterns are important in order to move towards a more
sustainable future of tourism. This paper reports findings from a study (N= 762) investigating …
sustainable future of tourism. This paper reports findings from a study (N= 762) investigating …