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Cases:   5 Found under Social Diffusion

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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2The Implementation of Set-Back Thermostats and Social Diffusion in Twin Rivers,…

Darley, J. M., & Beniger, J. R. (1981). Diffusion of energy-conserving innovations. Journal of Social Issues, 37, 2, 150-171.
After conducting a literature review, a time -controlled set-back thermostat was used as an innovation to reduce energy consumption. Residents in a three-block area in Twin Rivers, New Jersey were contacted by mail…
Category: Fostering Sustainable Behavior Image   Tools: Social Diffusion
 

3Factors Necessary for the Social Diffusion of Social Energy in New England

Sawyer, S.W. (1982). Leaders in change: Solar energy owners and the implications for future adoption rates. Technological Forecasting and Social Change,21, 201-211.
After conducting a literature review, a survey was sent out to the initial group of homeowners who adopted solar energy. It was hoped that identifying factors within this first group would facilitate social diffusion…
Category: Fostering Sustainable Behavior Image   Tools: Social Diffusion
 
 
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