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Cases:   11 Found under Water

1Global Action Plan Community Lifestyles Campaign

Gershon, D. & Gilman, R. (1991). Household ecoteam workbook: A six month program to bring your household into environmental balance. Uxbridge, Ontario:
The Global Action Plan (GAP) Community Lifestyles Campaign is targeted at households. A group of friends or neighbors get together eight times over 4 months. At each of these meetings they work through a chapter of…
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2Conserving Energy and Water at University of California at Santa Cruz with the…

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.
After conducting a literature review, a norm appeal was incorporated into a pilot program designed to conserve water at the University of California at Santa Cruz. Although a sign prompt in the men's shower room…
Category: Fostering Sustainable Behavior Image   Tools: Norms, Prompts
 

3The Effect of Sign Prompts and Modeling on Encouraging Dog Owners to Pick-up Dog…

Jason, L. A., Zolik, E. S., & Matese, F. J. (1979). Prompting dog owners to pick up dog droppings. American Journal of Community Psychology, 7, 3, 339-351.
After conducting a literature review, sign prompts and modeling were identified as effective tool for encouraging dog owners to pick up after their dogs. Therefore, these tools were incorporated into a pilot program.…
Category: Fostering Sustainable Behavior Image   Tools: Education, Norms, Prompts
 
 
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